That's my pet hate !!Aluminumium anyone?
Yep we pronounce the whole wordThat is how you guys say it
a-lum-i-numYep we pronounce the whole word
But then, so do French, German, Spanish and Portuguese language speakers. A long time, someone in the US spelt it wrong and you've been defending them ever since . They also couldn't spell 'colour'!a-lum-i-num
We pronounce the whole word, you Limeys add a syllable to it.
Nor tyres, or sparking plugs, etc.But then, so do French, German, Spanish and Portuguese language speakers. A long time, someone in the US spelt it wrong and you've been defending them ever since . They also couldn't spell 'colour'!
Spoilsport!Why There Are Two Names for Element 13?
Element 13 is unique in that it has two names. Depending on who you ask, it may be Aluminum or Aluminium. Discover the reason for this difference.www.thoughtco.com
"In 1808, Sir Humphry Davy identified the existence of the metal in alum, which he at first named "alumium" and later "aluminum." Davy proposed the name aluminum when referring to the element in his 1812 book Elements of Chemical Philosophy, despite his previous use of "alumium." The official name "aluminium" was adopted to conform with the -ium names of most other elements. The 1828 Webster's Dictionary used the "aluminum" spelling, which it maintained in later editions. In 1925, the American Chemical Society (ACS) decided to go from aluminium back to the original aluminum, putting the United States in the "aluminum" group. In recent years, the IUPAC* had identified "aluminium" as the proper spelling, but it didn't catch on in North America, since the ACS used aluminum. The IUPAC periodic table presently lists both spellings and says both words are perfectly acceptable."
*https://iupac.org/
Just remember who helped saved your bacon in WW II.Just remember America was only invented about 500 years ago.... Give them time to catch up
Spam and powdered egg!Just remember who helped saved your bacon in WW II.
you only arrived in extra time just as the ref had his whistle raised.Just remember who helped saved your bacon in WW II.
I did pick up on the extra letters - that's why I said that is how the British say it!Actually nobody picked up on my additional letters, adding an extra ‘ium’ to it.
that and math in place of maths, which itself is the correct contraction of the word mathematics.
Can we please stop this "humor" - I just wrote a long and nasty response and decided it wasn't appropriate so deleted it.you only arrived in extra time just as the ref had his whistle raised.
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It is only "humor" as you put itCan we please stop this "humor" - I just wrote a long and nasty response and decided it wasn't appropriate so deleted it.