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Also, they've sucked ever since they stopped having just basic smiley faces.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I read the Ti in the periodic table as “titanium”, not as “tie”... I mean, if you don't read them as the names of the elements, what would you even read, say, Pb or Hg as..?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Yes, of course, but I was trying to point out how claiming it means titanium doesn't really work as an excuse to pronounce it “tie”; it's either “tee eye” or “titanium”, but “tie” makes no sense.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Right but you wouldn't say "the symbol for lead is 'peeb'" you'd say "...P b."

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yes, exactly. It's either tee eye or titanium, but I can't see how it can possibly be tie.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Yeah same, the company is wrong and I don't care lol, I'm gonna say it right!