Whenever I used to write aluminium, it'd turn into an a followed by a very long zigzag because of all the alternating up/down strokes for the rest of the word :p
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Whenever I used to write aluminium, it'd turn into an a followed by a very long zigzag because of all the alternating up/down strokes for the rest of the word :p
sulphur is spelled with two u's regardless, but aluminium is just plain wrong. I can never move to England.
Damn third world countries!
I believe in international papers though, the compromise is aluminium and sulfur, though I'll have to check on that one :p Aluminium sounds nicer as 5 syllables anyway, 4 sounds awkward :p
I don't know why they changed it, actually. It's not like they say sodum or podum etc.
I spell colour and harbour and honour correctly most of the time. I pronounce "Lieutenant" LEF-tenant, not LOO-tenant. I even use the Metric system. In this case, however, I have to agree with the Yanks. "Recognised" looks really frelling dumb.
So is "Citizen Bleys" just a Canadian way to spell Citizen BleyZ?
I have never used the word sodium or podium, so I wouldn't know. I say 'salt' and 'stand'.Quote:
Originally Posted by Loony BoB
...LEF-tenant? Are you on crack?
Lieu. It's a french word. Lieu Tenant. Place Holder. There's no goddamn F there.
Pronounced with an F, it is specifically a particular rank in the British or Canadian navy. Used in ANY other context, it is not "British" to pronounce it with an F, it is strictly wrong.
I'm an idiot sometimes *edits*Quote:
Originally Posted by Tsunami Bren
Lef-tenant is a British rank, lieu-tenant is an American rank. Each is correct when used in their own context, but not otherwise. It'd be wrong to call a US General a "Field Marshall", so it'd be wrong to call a British Lieutenant a "loo-tenant".
As for "recognise" and "recognize", both are correct, they're interchangeable - there isn't even a "national difference" between the two; one isn't exclusively American or British.
"Aluminium" is far more consistent than "aluminum", since few or no other elements have "-um" endings, although many end with "-ium".
"Sulfur" is more practical and straightforward than "sulphur", but only because chemistry is becoming an 'international language' and 'ph=f' would be rather confusing for those who aren't native speakers of English.