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why do the British...

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by bydesign77, Oct 9, 2011.

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  1. Killick

    Killick Well-Known Member

    All these posts, and no one has brought up the only British quirk that puzzles me: Aluminum.

    They pronounce it "al-U-mini-yum" as if it's spelled "aluminium." They can get all over us for the "h" in "herb" all they want, and probably rightly so. But, at least we're only making a letter silent. They're adding a second "i" that isn't there!
     
    Killick, Oct 12, 2011
    #37
  2. dreunc1542

    dreunc1542 Active Member

    It can be spelled either way: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium.
     
    dreunc1542, Oct 12, 2011
    #38
  3. Buck

    Buck Well-Known Member

    It's not really spelled either way; one is an American spelling and one is British spelling.
     
    Buck, Oct 12, 2011
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