chad@anasazi.UUCP (Chad R. Larson) (02/26/86)
In article <1995@orca.UUCP> kendalla writes: > >Last week on Saturday Night Live: > Why is it that newscasters feel obliged to change the name of > a planet just because its embarassing to say over the air? What's > so bad about telling 20 million viewers that scientists have > discovered black rings around UrAnus?? >I was wondering about that... According to my Webster's Unabridged, the preferred pronunciation has the emphasis on the first syllable. The pronunciation used by the SNL news guy is the secondary one. -crl _____________________________________________________________________ UUCP: {mot!terak}!anasazi!chad Voice: Hey, Chad! Ma Bell: (602) 870-3330 ICBM: N33deg,33min Surface: International Anasazi, Inc. W112deg,03min 7500 North Dreamy Draw Drive Suit 120 Phoenix, AZ 85020 -- _____________________________________________________________________ UUCP: {mot!terak}!anasazi!chad Voice: Hey, Chad! Ma Bell: (602) 870-3330 ICBM: N33deg,33min Surface: International Anasazi, Inc. W112deg,03min 7500 North Dreamy Draw Drive Suit 120 Phoenix, AZ 85020