Is it time to rename gold to Aurium instead?
this post was submitted on 10 Nov 2025
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I don't care which you use for alu
But if you're one of those who call it alloy, then I hope you step on a Lego.
Alloy is a mixture of different materials, not short for aluminium
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Soccer
You mean the word that was literally invented by the English to describe asSOCiation football?
Picking 3 letters in the middle of the word is strange to me. I think we should call it "asser"
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We say aluminum in Canada too. I heard it was because aluminum was the original name but was changed to match the other elements shortly after. I guess NA never got the message though
I thought the Brits pronounced it "Deep Substrate Foliated Kalkite."
Aluminium is more fun to say
I’ll give you aluminium if you brits agree to stop pronouncing “ears” like “urrs” because it really weirds me out.
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Does it really matter how it’s pronounced as long as it is understood? With all the dumb shit doing on lately, the last thing we need is gateway pronunciation.