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To: Jack Clarke who wrote (1107)4/7/1998 10:21:00 AM
From: Achilles  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 4711
 
>> The British put an extra syllable in aluminum, so that it comes out al-yoo-MIN-i-um. Ridiculous, but
they do it.<<

Actually, the British spell it as they pronounce it, 'aluminium'. A good friend of mine, an Englishman who worked for Alcan (!) as a metallurgist for years, insisted that 'aluminum' was a misspelling.



To: Jack Clarke who wrote (1107)4/7/1998 11:35:00 AM
From: Wizzer  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 4711
 
In Arabic, they say "aluminium" also. When I type words like rumour, valour, humour, and others the SI spell checker highlights it in red. I will typically use the British spelling of words since I'm Canadian, eh.


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