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[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

It’s pronounced you-RON-us. Also, which Roman god is Earth named after?

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

It's not. It's just named after dirt.

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I know, that was my point. The comment I was replying to said “all the other planets are named after Roman gods”.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Ah. Yes, they meant all the other discovered planets are.

[–] dev_null@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

How is Earth not a discovered planet? Discovering it was one of the first things I did after being born.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago

Because it was "discovered" long before we even knew what a planet was.