i Don't mean to sound like an uber-geek on this one...

...but apparently 'aluminum' is the orignal spelling that Humphrey Davy gave.

Us brits decided we didn't like the original spelling as it didn't fit the pattern of ending with '-ium', which is the case for the majority of elements discovered around that time. E.g. Sodium, Potassium, Calcium etc...

Posted By: wayne on January 31st 2006 at 11:10:26

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Which Yank saying annoys you the most ? (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jan 31, 10:51:25
- AWESOME!.... (NCFC) - Squirrel, Jan 31, 11:33:50
- Yield. (NCFC) - Jim Nasium, Jan 31, 11:06:35
- Alternately, when they really mean alternatively. (NCFC) - yarmyyarmy, Jan 31, 11:01:29
- dude (n/m) (NCFC) - loveshack, Jan 31, 11:00:02
- "Have a nice day" (NCFC) - pieman63, Jan 31, 10:54:39
  - awsum (n/m) (NCFC) - earlydoors, Jan 31, 10:56:41
- 'eeeeeeeeeeeeeeuw' and 'yay' and 'todally' and 'sooooo not' and 'ciddy' and 'pardy' and. (NCFC) - malkybarkid, Jan 31, 10:54:24
  - Movie instead of film! (n/m) (NCFC) - Nigel Gurgingon, Jan 31, 10:56:39
    - 'Show' instead of 'programme' - makes me 'pissed' (n/m) (NCFC) - malkybarkid, Jan 31, 10:58:32
      - program... (NCFC) - Jim Nasium, Jan 31, 10:59:16
        
        that's yank (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jan 31, 11:00:13
        
        *wank* (NCFC) - Jim Nasium, Jan 31, 11:01:33
    - You mean instead of fillum, surely ? (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jan 31, 10:57:00
      - Thas royt int ut (n/m) (NCFC) - Nigel Gurgingon, Jan 31, 10:57:52
  - And I was like "oh my God!!!" (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jan 31, 10:55:54
    - americanspeak..... (NCFC) - malkybarkid, Jan 31, 10:57:13
      - Malky, you really should make a site with all of those, mate ! (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jan 31, 10:59:26
        
        ...all in hand, me and Eom are working on an all-encompassing site crammed full of the (NCFC) - malkybarkid, Jan 31, 11:02:17
- 'You do the math' (n/m) (NCFC) - Nigel Gurgingon, Jan 31, 10:52:30
  - s (n/m) (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Jan 31, 10:55:01
    - Exactement! (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim Nasium, Jan 31, 10:57:29
- Not a saying but.. (NCFC) - earlydoors, Jan 31, 10:52:07
  - Aloominum (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim Nasium, Jan 31, 10:52:59
    - Mrs. In Holland has changed her brand of (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jan 31, 10:55:31
      - i Don't mean to sound like an uber-geek on this one... (NCFC) - wayne, Jan 31, 11:10:26
      - good man (n/m) (NCFC) - malkybarkid, Jan 31, 10:59:06
- you're welcome (n/m) (NCFC) - south, Jan 31, 10:51:42

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