• gmtom@lemmy.world
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    18 hours ago

    We say it the original correct way in the US

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    Sir Humphrey Davy named it “Alumium”

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      12 hours ago

      I explained the whole naming process. You gotta read it. The US was given the name as Aluminum and did not change it when the British changed it a third time.

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        12 hours ago

        But aluminum is nit the original name and you explain that. It’s also not the correct way either.

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            3 hours ago

            Alumium is the original name. You can’t explicity say that and then also argue that Aluminum is the original. It’s a direct contradiction.

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              ‘This just in, new evidence suggests that Tolkien’s working title for ‘The Lord of the Rings’ was ‘Guy With Rings Wants to Conquer the World’. According to gmtom - this is what we should call ‘The Lord of the Rings’ from now on, because it’s the original name.’

              Edit: stop

        • Wilco@lemm.ee
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          6 hours ago

          Welcome to ignore. Everyone else understood the discussion … you are the outlier.