On Friday 04 March 2005 04:48 am, Blake Swadling wrote:
next you'll be telling us that it is "aluminum" ... check the periodic
table ppl. there is a second letter 'i' in there somewhere
if you re going to nit pick about pronunciation you should be a little
more careful.
I confess I have never seen that particular version of the periodic table, but
I agree with most of what you said.
8)
As I understand it, the Aluminum Corporation of America deliberately misspelled
the name of the metal in its corporate name. Americans accepted the new spelling
as a matter of national pride (of which we have a great deal). There was also
some nonsense about it being easier to pronounce, I think.