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Nobody thinks aluminum is a rare and valuable metal.
In the mid-1800s aluminium was more expensive than gold.
Here is an article about it
Okay? Nobody alive now was alive then, so I'm not sure what's your point.
Go back and read the comment thread.
We are talking about the origin of the divergence of an English term. That's what we are talking about.
Yes, you are right, it happened a long time ago. Well done. That's the point. It's what we were talking about.
Stop framing your poor comprehension skills as conversation.