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09-06-2009, 11:47 PM
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ITT British people pronounce...
Aluminum...
a-loo-mini-um
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09-06-2009, 11:50 PM
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Awesome elocution lessons.
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09-06-2009, 11:51 PM
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True story
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09-06-2009, 11:52 PM
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hates you, probably.
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It's more like, al-you-mini-um. But good effort son.
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09-06-2009, 11:55 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EMartNJ
Aluminum...
a-loo-mini-um
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That's the correct pronunciation for most people.
Most countries spell aluminium with an i before -um. In the United States, the spelling aluminium is largely unknown, and the spelling aluminum predominates.[47][48] The Canadian Oxford Dictionary prefers aluminum, whereas the Australian Macquarie Dictionary prefers aluminium.
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09-06-2009, 11:55 PM
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Wait... how do Americans pronounce it?
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09-06-2009, 11:57 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Redgum
Wait... how do Americans pronounce it?
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a loo min um
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09-06-2009, 11:57 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Redgum
Wait... how do Americans pronounce it?
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a-loo-min-um
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I have been Michael's number two guy for about five years, and we make a great team. We're like one of those classic famous teams. He's like Mozart and I'm like Mozart's friend. No, I'm like Butch Cassidy and Michael is like Mozart. You try and hurt Mozart, you're gonna get a bullet in your head, courtesy of Butch Cassidy.
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09-07-2009, 12:00 AM
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in asia we pronounce as om nom nom nom (yes asian)
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09-07-2009, 12:05 AM
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yeah dats me
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In America, we pronounce "produce" : Proh- doose.
In Britain, they pronounce it : prah- joose.
BTW....the Brit have a great way with the english language, they can describe taking a $hit sound so regal and exquisite.
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09-07-2009, 12:10 AM
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Aye-luh-me-new-m
That's how Americans pronounce it
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09-07-2009, 12:11 AM
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Can anyone explain why americans say "car-mel" instead of "car-a-mel"?
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I have been Michael's number two guy for about five years, and we make a great team. We're like one of those classic famous teams. He's like Mozart and I'm like Mozart's friend. No, I'm like Butch Cassidy and Michael is like Mozart. You try and hurt Mozart, you're gonna get a bullet in your head, courtesy of Butch Cassidy.
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09-07-2009, 12:12 AM
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Americans say car-mel or cara-mel. There was this commerical with Shaq about it over some candy bar. I say cara-mel.
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09-07-2009, 12:13 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Big Ad
Can anyone explain why americans say "car-mel" instead of "car-a-mel"?
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we say both, actually. depends on your dialect.
i say car-a-mel
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09-07-2009, 12:14 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Whalefood
Americans say car-mel or cara-mel. There was this commerical with Shaq about it over some candy bar. I say cara-mel.
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haha that's the first thing i thought of, too.
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09-07-2009, 12:14 AM
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09-07-2009, 12:14 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Whalefood
Americans say car-mel or cara-mel. There was this commerical with Shaq about it over some candy bar. I say cara-mel.
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Originally Posted by _eLemenT_
we say both, actually. depends on your dialect.
i say car-a-mel
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Oh OK, thanks.
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I have been Michael's number two guy for about five years, and we make a great team. We're like one of those classic famous teams. He's like Mozart and I'm like Mozart's friend. No, I'm like Butch Cassidy and Michael is like Mozart. You try and hurt Mozart, you're gonna get a bullet in your head, courtesy of Butch Cassidy.
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09-07-2009, 12:19 AM
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but who was dissapoint
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They pronounce it different in America because the first aluminum factory there misspelled it on their front sign.
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09-07-2009, 12:24 AM
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nevermind lolwut
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09-07-2009, 12:26 AM
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Hey idiots in the UK:
There is ONE "i" in "aluminum".
WHY do you pronounce it "a-loo-mini-um"?
You're the idiots adding letters to words. You don't make any sense yourselves. Learn your own language before you criticize us for actually speaking it correctly.
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09-07-2009, 12:28 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by idontdeadlift
Hey idiots in the UK:
There is ONE "i" in "aluminum".
WHY do you pronounce it "a-loo-mini-um"?
You're the idiots adding letters to words. You don't make any sense yourselves. Learn your own language before you criticize us for actually speaking it correctly.
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I have been Michael's number two guy for about five years, and we make a great team. We're like one of those classic famous teams. He's like Mozart and I'm like Mozart's friend. No, I'm like Butch Cassidy and Michael is like Mozart. You try and hurt Mozart, you're gonna get a bullet in your head, courtesy of Butch Cassidy.
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09-07-2009, 12:32 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EMartNJ
Aluminum...
a-loo-mini-um
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If you look at group at the other elements in the same period you will notice that it is GallIum, IndIum, ThalIum and AluminIum.
It is really Aloo min ium
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09-07-2009, 12:32 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by idontdeadlift
Hey idiots in the UK:
There is ONE "i" in "aluminum".
WHY do you pronounce it "a-loo-mini-um"?
You're the idiots adding letters to words. You don't make any sense yourselves. Learn your own language before you criticize us for actually speaking it correctly.
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You are retarded and read my above post
http://www.bpc.edu/mathscience/chemi...f_elements.jpg
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09-07-2009, 12:39 AM
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Can I ask why American's pronounce "Craig" as "Creg"?
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09-07-2009, 12:47 AM
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No you may not.
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09-07-2009, 12:49 AM
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No you may not, and I'll thank you to stay out of my personal affairs.
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09-07-2009, 12:52 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EMartNJ
Aluminum...
a-loo-mini-um
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Its spelt Aluminium.  (yes not american)
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09-07-2009, 12:54 AM
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lol my gym teacher cant say water
he sais waour
"Go an get you waour bottles"
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09-07-2009, 12:56 AM
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No you may not.
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No you may not, and I'll thank you to stay out of my personal affairs.
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Very well. I asked nicely, you refused... so don't blame me for what's about to happen. I tried...
WHY DO YOU INSIST ON FUCKING UP EVEN THE SIMPLEST OF WORDS YOU SILLY AMERICAN PEOPLE?!
ARE YOUR ENGLISH TEACHERS INCOMPETENT? ARE YOU JUST WILLFULLY IGNORANT?! WHY DO YOU INSIST ON BUTCHERING MY BEAUTIFUL LANGUAGE?!?!?!??
IT'S "CRAIG", "GRAIG"! "AI" MAKES A HARD "A" SOUND, NOT A SOFT "E" SOUND GODDAMNIT! SO WHY IN GOD, JESUS AND ALL THE SAINT'S NAMES DO YOU INSIST ON PRONOUNCING IT "CREG"?! ANSWER ME FOOLS! ANSWER MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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