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# It's 'sulphur'
*strop*
(I helped save b3ta! HP hasn't been here in aaaaaages, Thu 27 Nov 2003, 12:16, archived)
# damn
you're right. it's working for a yankee drug company that made me miss that.
*note to self - wash eyes more frequently to remove misspelling taints*
(I helped save b3ta! atomboy, Thu 27 Nov 2003, 12:17, archived)
# 'sulfur' is, unfortunately
the name that IUPAC say everyone has to use.

Don't even get me started on 'Aluminum'.
(I helped save b3ta! HP hasn't been here in aaaaaages, Thu 27 Nov 2003, 12:18, archived)
# GRAAAAGH
HULK SMASH IUPAC
(I helped save b3ta! atomboy, Thu 27 Nov 2003, 12:23, archived)
# Nope.
The Yanks won that one. We have to move on.
(I helped save b3ta! cupboardy, Thu 27 Nov 2003, 12:18, archived)
# No!
*clings on to British spellings for dear life*
(I helped save b3ta! HP hasn't been here in aaaaaages, Thu 27 Nov 2003, 12:23, archived)
# Well...
Not wanting to be a pedant... but if its IUPAC, then its Sulfur...
though, I, too, mourn the passing Sulphur.
(Big Chief who gots da fnuk, Thu 27 Nov 2003, 12:18, archived)
# The passing of sulphur?
The guy at the next desk just did that. Pwaw!
(I helped save b3ta! pxyzyzygy, Thu 27 Nov 2003, 12:20, archived)
# My housemate bought a new battery for his moped yesterday
When you pour the electrolyte in, there's a rather hefty smell of hydrogen sulphide released.
(I helped save b3ta! HP hasn't been here in aaaaaages, Thu 27 Nov 2003, 12:22, archived)