Flying SquidM to Lemmy [email protected] • 2 years agoWhat the hell! Let's all just go crazy!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square185fedilinkarrow-up11.05K
arrow-up11.05KimageWhat the hell! Let's all just go crazy!lemmy.worldFlying SquidM to Lemmy [email protected] • 2 years agomessage-square185fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•2 years agoAnd pronounce aluminum the wrong way too. And pronounce the letter H incorrectly! Why not?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•2 years agoaluminum? It’s spelled straightforward phonetically. How could anybody botch that?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•2 years agoThe way british people say is “Al-yoo-min-ee-um” Instead of the correct way “ah-loo-min-um”
minus-squareVuraniutelinkfedilink1•2 years ago correct they’re different dialects, they’re both correct
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years agoBoth say it how it’s spelt, it’s just spelt differently in British and American English.
minus-squaretygerprintslinkfedilink1•2 years agoBritish pronounce it, “Alum-inium.” With an extra I in it. I think because it cheeses off the rest of us.
minus-squareME0x01linkfedilink9•2 years agoWell have you ever thought of maybe, just maybe, it’s spelled as Aluminium
And pronounce aluminum the wrong way too.
And pronounce the letter H incorrectly! Why not?
aluminum? It’s spelled straightforward phonetically. How could anybody botch that?
The way british people say is “Al-yoo-min-ee-um” Instead of the correct way “ah-loo-min-um”
they’re different dialects, they’re both correct
Both say it how it’s spelt, it’s just spelt differently in British and American English.
British pronounce it, “Alum-inium.” With an extra I in it. I think because it cheeses off the rest of us.
Ask the Brits
Well have you ever thought of maybe, just maybe, it’s spelled as Aluminium