>>>>>>I wont even mention "aluminum". ;)
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>>>>>Ah but you have!
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>>>>How else could I spell it without mentioning it? ;)
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>>>So TitanIUM is TitanUM, cadmIUM is Cadmum, etc.? I don't think so. So why single out Aluminium? (also from the French too, I think, as they invented the process of extraction)
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>>That is a bit odd, but it may be the need to use the word aluminum more in everyday life than those others (alumnium foil, aluminum siding, etc.)
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>Who has patented the process of converting alumni into alumnium? < g,d&rvvf >

< g > missed that one. It looked right for the conversation. ;)

Must have been a former college attendee. < s >