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What petty hill will you die on? (beehaw.org)
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For me I say that a truck with a cab longer than its bed is not a truck, but an SUV with an overgrown bumper.

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[–] Th4tGuyII@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago (3 children)

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.

[–] deo@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

As an American, I would just like to say that "aluminium" is better than "aluminum" because it matches the -ium suffix of most other elements.

But I am gonna have to disagree with you on the sulfur/sulphur debate. We already got shit like naphthalene and phenolphthalein to worry about spelling, i don't need any more spurrious "ph"s when a nice simple "f" will do just fine.

[–] Drusas@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Aluminum came before aluminium.

[–] DpwnShift@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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!

[–] tiggity@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium
Except it does have those letters ;)

[–] Nanokindled@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

This is just a British vs. American English difference, like gray/grey.

[–] DpwnShift@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

We spell it different too!? I literally thought it was spelled "aluminum" the world over! My opinion may do a 180 on this one...