It’s aluminum. Y’all just changed it to aluminium so it sounded like other elements. Which is even funnier because not all elements end with ium despite that being the main reason for the change.
I have a vague memory of looking this up and the guy that named it intended it to use the american pronounciation but the european spelling, so fuck that guy I guess?
It’s aluminum. Y’all just changed it to aluminium so it sounded like other elements. Which is even funnier because not all elements end with ium despite that being the main reason for the change.
I have a vague memory of looking this up and the guy that named it intended it to use the american pronounciation but the european spelling, so fuck that guy I guess?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium#Spelling
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Ahh so it was the guy that came up with a new refining process that fucked us all over.
Welcome to the magic world of etymology in Europe.
Yeah and it’s pronounced chassis not cHaSsIS!
That capitalisation doesn’t really help, you gotta spell it differently.
Chassee vs chassiss