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[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago (3 children)

They really need to change the name to Urectum to end the jokes about how to pronounce it

[–] Lucidlethargy 2 points 6 months ago

Agreed, but knowing scientists that'll probably take at least 596 years to achieve.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Tbh no other language but English has the same problem. In some languages it is simply 'Uran', and it does not mean anything but Uran.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago