“It was British scientists of the time, however, that decided, with a beautiful level of verbosity, that:”Aluminium, for so we shall take the liberty of writing the word, in preference to aluminum, which has a less classical sound.”

For the US spelling + pronunciation, we can blame Noah Webster and Charles Martin Hall. Why Do Americans Pronounce It “Aluminum”?

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Published on November 15, 2022.

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