11-20-2005, 06:31 PM
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The future is unwritten
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Originally Posted by Kagen4o4
aluminium is NOT a-loo-min-num as americans think it is. notice the "nium" at the end? its not "num"
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From here.
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In 1807, Davy proposed the name alumium for the metal, undiscovered at that time, and later agreed to change it to aluminum. Shortly thereafter, the name aluminium was adopted to conform with the "ium" ending of most elements, and this spelling is now in use elsewhere in the world. Aluminium was also the accepted spelling in the U.S. until 1925, at which time the American Chemical Society officially decided to use the name aluminum thereafter in their publications.
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It's num. :p
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