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rtxn@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 8 months ago

Personally I prefer NASA's pronunciation, which is "charon".

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Personally I prefer NASA's pronunciation, which is "charon".

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rtxn@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 8 months ago
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Explanation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charon_(moon)#Name

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    Karen.

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      The guide across the river Styx?

      Yes.

      Moon?

      No.

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    Care on

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      As a non English native: “Car on”

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      Car on.

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      This is typically how it’s pronounced in english.

      in greek, the C is basically silent, and it’s pronounced like Hair-on,

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        In ancient Greek it was pronounced as “k”.

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      Sharon

      Pronounce the Ch like Chiropodist.

      Hmm? Cherry picked example? No, I’m more of a rum man myself.

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        Kerry picked example

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    This guy is pronounced Karen

    The moon like Sharon

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        Named for a dude’s wife, Charlene, and shoehorns into an appropriate mythological figure

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    All of the idiots in this thread thinking they know how it’s pronounced.

    It’s pronounced charon. SMH.

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    Kharon ofc

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    The correct pronunciation is Chacarron. Rhymes with Macarron.

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