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Originally Posted by Electric Turahk

That's because it's "aluminium." The US calls it "aluminum" for some reason I've not understood since I learned of it...

Oh...I did spell it wrong. Oops. Well...I'll just pronounce it "A-loo-mi-num" since that's how I've been pronouncing it my whole life.

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Originally Posted by Locke

American English is completely baffling to me. Not only are their changes in spelling and pronunciation nonsensical they are also completely pointless. It's like they changed it just so they could claim it, as America loves stealing things from other people.

Someone's bitter...I think the reason may be something more like: After America got it's independence from England, they wanted to have as little to do with England as possible. Then again, I wasn't alive back then, so I don't know.