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InfiniteJestV t1_iy9fetu wrote

Aluminum*

FTFY

Edit: somehow y'all are taking this very personally. I was trying to be cheeky... obviously the American spelling is correct though :P

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InappropriateTA t1_iy9qt8b wrote

Aluminium follows the naming format of a lot of other post-transition metals.

We have Gallium, Germanium, Cadmium, Indium, etc. not Gallum, Germanum, Cadmum, Indum, etc.

Also, it was a British chemist who is credited as the person who named it. And it was originally proposed as alumium, which was criticized by other chemists from other countries who thought it should be named for the oxide alumina from which the metal would be isolated.

Anyway, it was also that same British chemist who used the spelling aluminum in a chemistry textbook.

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InfiniteJestV t1_iy9v03l wrote

Thank you for sharing this for everyone. I'm familiar with the history and find it very amusing. It's why I relish the opportunity to insist that one way is "correct" while the other is not.

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Kurotan t1_iy9k739 wrote

Op is probably not American. No fix needed.

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InfiniteJestV t1_iy9l5kf wrote

I mean. The brits spell it incorrectly. I think the fix is totally needed.

(I don't actually care one way or the other. It's just fun to pick on British spelling and pronunciation.)

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tullystenders t1_iycfdgh wrote

Brah, us americans need to be the better man. Let the Brits be like "aMeRiCa AlwAyS dOeS iT wRoNg" and make a fool of themselves.

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