On Sun, 31 Oct 2010 23:56:39 -0800, Robert Baer wrote:
Jim Thompson wrote:
Pronunciation Puzzle...

Nevada
^----- where are people getting that what I'd call "harsh-A" sound?

"Nevada" would certainly, I'd think, have Spanish naming origin,
wouldn't you think?

Skew it: "never-Da".
Worse one: Uranus - either pronunciation sounds so..

Imagine changing the name of a whole freakin' planet because of the fear
that a few pubescent boys will giggle.

And, as you note, "Urine-Us" isn't that much better.

Cheers!
Rich