It was originally called Aluminum over here as wellhowever while the british society of chemists decided that since so many elements ended with 'ium' it was only fair to change aluminum to aluminium to fit the rest, the american society of chemists decided to leave it as it was originally.
so it was actually a case of us lot meddling that time.
Just so you know. :)
(so it was actually a case of us lot meddling that time.
Just so you know. :)
hexachordal la la la la la,
Fri 4 Apr 2008, 16:58,
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It was the British who put the C in scissors and the H in anchorin an attempt to make our language appear more prestigious (i.e. more like Latin).
Our language is shit and complicated and not worth making a fuss over.
(Our language is shit and complicated and not worth making a fuss over.
Walrus Man Think hippy thoughts,
Fri 4 Apr 2008, 17:05,
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Cock off!I'm right and they're wrong!
But if that were the case, surely it would still be in the OED as a correct spelling from the English side? Which it isn't....
(But if that were the case, surely it would still be in the OED as a correct spelling from the English side? Which it isn't....
Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!,
Fri 4 Apr 2008, 17:05,
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