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01-23-2007, 07:50 AM

p.k. wrote:
> frkrygow@gmail.com wrote:
> >> One of my best friends in engineering school couldn't correctly
> > pronounce "aluminum."
>
> and Americans can't spell aluminium!

You can blame Humphry Davy for that one.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium#Spelling>

The element does give us one of the hardest tongue twisters in English,
whichever way we choose to spell it.

"Are you copper-bottoming 'em, my man? No, I'm aluminiuming 'em, Mum."
"Are you copper-bottoming 'em, my man? No, I'm aluminuming 'em, Mom."

--
Dave...

01-23-2007, 07:50 AM	#130 (permalink)
dkahn400 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: OT Interesting video p.k. wrote: > frkrygow@gmail.com wrote: > >> One of my best friends in engineering school couldn't correctly > > pronounce "aluminum." > > and Americans can't spell aluminium! You can blame Humphry Davy for that one. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium#Spelling> The element does give us one of the hardest tongue twisters in English, whichever way we choose to spell it. "Are you copper-bottoming 'em, my man? No, I'm aluminiuming 'em, Mum." "Are you copper-bottoming 'em, my man? No, I'm aluminuming 'em, Mom." -- Dave...