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There's probably a word I've been pronouncing wrong my whole life that I don't know about
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its aluminium
I'll concede aluminium when the Brits adopt platinium
theyll adopt aluminum as soon as you wrap your lips around a fag
Don't threaten ME with a good time.
[dies of smoke inhalation]
Only if you trust the French more than the guy who named it.
i do. coughs in jpg
aluminum
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium
tomato tomato lets call the whole thing off!
oh what, that's an actual spelling? I was just saying that
Yes, "aluminum" is the original, and "aluminium" was later adopted to make it sound more Latin.
really its just geographic thing. i prefer the european version
Are you European?
No I’m not European, bein’ all I can
I’ve been waiting 31 years for that question
nope