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[–] crispy_kilt@feddit.de 26 points 2 years ago (4 children) Thank you for spelling aluminium correctly. permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 9 points 2 years ago They were playing both sides permalink fedilink source parent [–] Taniwha420@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) No. The Latin ending -ium designates that something comes from a place. Like, magnesium was originally found in Magnesia. Aluminia is not a place. It's name is derived from the Latin word 'alumen' for aluminum oxide. This is what happens when you let people read the Bible in English. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] crispy_kilt@feddit.de 7 points 2 years ago The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) adopted aluminium as the standard international name for the element. permalink fedilink source parent [–] robocall@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago It's the aluminimum I could do permalink fedilink source parent [–] quicksand@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) In America we say almuilum permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Xtallll@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) In the original book it was written as aluminum, the British publisher, got it wrong and the country has been saying it wrong ever since. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] crispy_kilt@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago* the country has been saying it wrong ever since If by country you mean the USA (and its northern colony). Literally everyone else in every language that matters spells it aluminium. Also, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) adopted aluminium as the standard international name for the element. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 9 points 2 years ago They were playing both sides permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Taniwha420@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) No. The Latin ending -ium designates that something comes from a place. Like, magnesium was originally found in Magnesia. Aluminia is not a place. It's name is derived from the Latin word 'alumen' for aluminum oxide. This is what happens when you let people read the Bible in English. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] crispy_kilt@feddit.de 7 points 2 years ago The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) adopted aluminium as the standard international name for the element. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] crispy_kilt@feddit.de 7 points 2 years ago The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) adopted aluminium as the standard international name for the element. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] robocall@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago It's the aluminimum I could do permalink fedilink source parent
[–] quicksand@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) In America we say almuilum permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Xtallll@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) In the original book it was written as aluminum, the British publisher, got it wrong and the country has been saying it wrong ever since. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] crispy_kilt@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago* the country has been saying it wrong ever since If by country you mean the USA (and its northern colony). Literally everyone else in every language that matters spells it aluminium. Also, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) adopted aluminium as the standard international name for the element. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Xtallll@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) In the original book it was written as aluminum, the British publisher, got it wrong and the country has been saying it wrong ever since. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] crispy_kilt@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago* the country has been saying it wrong ever since If by country you mean the USA (and its northern colony). Literally everyone else in every language that matters spells it aluminium. Also, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) adopted aluminium as the standard international name for the element. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] crispy_kilt@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago* the country has been saying it wrong ever since If by country you mean the USA (and its northern colony). Literally everyone else in every language that matters spells it aluminium. Also, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) adopted aluminium as the standard international name for the element. permalink fedilink source parent
