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rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:

> On Fri, 6 Mar 2026 10:00:06 +0000, Phil wrote:
> 
> 
> > I do, despite the titters. I still think of the seventh planet as 'your
> > anus' too, rather than 'urinous', which doesn't seem much less
> > titterogenic.
> 
> Twitters aside I don't think I've ever hear 'urinous'. Or urinium. 
> 'Aluminium' is bad enough.

If Aluminium should be pronounced "Aloominum", how should e.g. 
Helium; Sodium; Potassium; Uranium; Plutonium; etc. be pronounced?

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