As a science enthusiast, until the US stops using the “Alu-min-um” pronunciation, I refuse to spell Sulphur as “Sulfur”, even if it is part of IUPAC.
Edit: Forgot to add this originally, but Aluminium is also the IUPAC standard spelling/pronunciation, which I argue makes my petty hill all the more valid.
As a science enthusiast, until the US stops using the “Alu-min-um” pronunciation, I refuse to spell Sulphur as “Sulfur”, even if it is part of IUPAC.
Edit: Forgot to add this originally, but Aluminium is also the IUPAC standard spelling/pronunciation, which I argue makes my petty hill all the more valid.
But there’s not another vowel between the ‘n’ and the ‘u’, why would you pronounce it “AL-yoo-MINI-um”!?
It’s similar to people who pronounce nuclear “nuke-yoo-lar”, those extra letters just aren’t in the word!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium
Except it does have those letters ;)