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How do you spell 'Aluminium'?
'Aluminium' like the Queen does.
'Aluminum' like the President does.
I don't do spelling, but i do use it to brush my teeth.

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Whilst I'm pretty sure that the Americans here will pick the second option, I'm quite interested to see how the Aussies and Europeans vote.

Please note that i am not trying to start a 'which side is correct war' as both spellings are accepted by the mystical high-command of scientists; i am just intrigued to see if anyone outside of the USA uses the 'Aluminum' Variant.


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Could we have a "Both" option?

When addressing it as an element(ie. for Chemistry or compounds), I spell it "Aluminium".

When addressing it as a product(foil, sheet metal, etc.), I spell it "Aluminum".

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I speak English, not American.


 
   
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Ketara wrote:I speak English, not American.


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the international consensus, in the scientific world, is Aluminium, but a product can be named whatever the producer wants it to be

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Are you Nudaking Futs? i cant spell
but I'll guess and pick the first option.

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its alumINIum ...



 
   
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I speak ebonics so I don't think that word exists in my language.

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Fateweaver wrote:I speak ebonics so I don't think that word exists in my language.


??what's ebonics??



 
   
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r3n3g8b0y wrote:
Fateweaver wrote:I speak ebonics so I don't think that word exists in my language.


??what's ebonics??


It's a term that some people use to describe how inner-city African-Americans speak,basicly a broad generalization.


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Basically what you see in rap videos. Watch a 3 minute rap video and you'll know 90% of the language.

Like ho instead of the "w" spelling of it; baby daddy instead of babies daddy; etc etc etc....

It's a language of slang basically.

--The whole concept of government granted and government regulated 'permits' and the accompanying government mandate for government approved firearms 'training' prior to being blessed by government with the privilege to carry arms in a government approved and regulated manner, flies directly in the face of the fundamental right to keep and bear arms.

“The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government.”


 
   
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oh, kk thanks for xplaining!



 
   
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Correctly of course.

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