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cwillu • today at 8:59 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

And a spattering of domain subject experts being offended that they don't have veto power over colloquial terminology


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klez • today at 9:30 PM

You can just keep calling it a planet in everyday conversation if that's your jam. There's no astronomy police that will come to get you if you do.

Just expect to be corrected and "well, achually"-ed by people who follow the current naming system, especially in science circles.

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