Well, no one ever says a crazy person is wearing an aluminum hat, they say tin foil hat. I assume the foil was actually made of tin when that saying came about, like tin cans.
BTW, why do the British say “aluminium,” even though it’s spelled “aluminum?” I lived in England, and I still can’t figure it out.
Because they actually do spell it “aluminium.”
Doesn’t make it right.
+7
Why do Americans insist on calling it aluminum anyway??? They haven’t dropped the i’s out of any of the other metals, so what is their excuse? Unless I didn’t realise it and you actually refer to titanum, beryllum, plutonum, and rubidum… I thought you were all for making the English language consistent!
+14
There’s no “I” in “Team America”.
Or “Aluminium”.
+5
I don’t have time for this; I have a full shool shedule.
+6
If there’s no “I” in “Team America” wouldn’t it then be “Team Amerca”?
+1
“Why do Americans insist on calling it aluminum anyway??? They haven’t dropped the i’s out of any of the other metals, so what is their excuse? Unless I didn’t realise it and you actually refer to titanum, beryllum, plutonum, and rubidum…”
The thing here is that the element in question was originally called “Alumium” and that word morphed into both “Aluminum” and “Aluminium”.
Americans (and Canadians) didn’t drop the “i” – they added an “n” and kept it as a four-syllable word. While the Brits added an “ni” and an extra syllable.
It’s a sure bet there’s tin foil under that cap.
Tinfoil doesn’t really work, that’s just what Big Foil wants you to think.
2014 and people STILL can’t spell “aluminum.”
Well, no one ever says a crazy person is wearing an aluminum hat, they say tin foil hat. I assume the foil was actually made of tin when that saying came about, like tin cans.
BTW, why do the British say “aluminium,” even though it’s spelled “aluminum?” I lived in England, and I still can’t figure it out.
Because they actually do spell it “aluminium.”
Doesn’t make it right.
Why do Americans insist on calling it aluminum anyway??? They haven’t dropped the i’s out of any of the other metals, so what is their excuse? Unless I didn’t realise it and you actually refer to titanum, beryllum, plutonum, and rubidum… I thought you were all for making the English language consistent!
There’s no “I” in “Team America”.
Or “Aluminium”.
I don’t have time for this; I have a full shool shedule.
If there’s no “I” in “Team America” wouldn’t it then be “Team Amerca”?
“Why do Americans insist on calling it aluminum anyway??? They haven’t dropped the i’s out of any of the other metals, so what is their excuse? Unless I didn’t realise it and you actually refer to titanum, beryllum, plutonum, and rubidum…”
The thing here is that the element in question was originally called “Alumium” and that word morphed into both “Aluminum” and “Aluminium”.
Americans (and Canadians) didn’t drop the “i” – they added an “n” and kept it as a four-syllable word. While the Brits added an “ni” and an extra syllable.
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EMF-proof baseball cap. Reasonable price. Who wants?
I look forward to hearing about this march on Washington on May 16. I’m sure they’ll hit that 33 million goal, give or take 32 999 999.
Cliven?
Is my chip covered under’Bamacare?
Hail Hydra…?
Because the government has control of all the obstetricians, but it doesn’t yet have control of The Googles.
Doctors installing unnecessary microchips is just ridiculous…
Doctors removing necessary foreskins, on the other hand… they’re a dime a dozen!
As long as they’re not putting chips under our foreskins. That would be scratchy!