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Posted By: Dan Aris | Date: 7/8/02 9:25 p.m. | |
In Response To: LOL (Nimrod) : Of course spelling it aluminum is more consistent than aluminium, because we
However, we say gallium, germanium, and indium, not to mention titanium, scanadium, ruthenium, rhodium, and palladium. The general rule in the periodic table seems to be -iums; it's just that (we) Americans are too lazy to say the extra syllable, so much so that we've begun trying to convince the rest of the world that the i really isn't there.
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forums.bungie.org | Vid Boi | 7/3/02 4:29 a.m. | |
Re: forums.bungie.org | Count Zero | 7/3/02 10:31 a.m. | |
Re: forums.bungie.org | Nimrod | 7/3/02 12:33 p.m. | |
*puts on aluminum foil hat* *NM* | Rincewind MoG | 7/3/02 1:48 p.m. | |
Actually, aluminum _is_ a word *NM* | Vid Boi | 7/4/02 11:18 a.m. | |
Maybe on the moon. Or in the US :-) *NM* | Nimrod | 7/5/02 10:11 a.m. | |
Why not? It is the name of a chemical element. | Djof | 7/5/02 6:31 p.m. | |
LOL | Nimrod | 7/6/02 3:13 a.m. | |
Re: LOL | Djof | 7/6/02 8:41 p.m. | |
But that's just one other element... | Dan Aris | 7/8/02 9:25 p.m. |
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