Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 8:21 am
Scotty would be proud.
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 8:24 am
pretty cool
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 8:25 am
wonder if they would be able to spell it properly now
aluminIum, homos
aluminIum, homos
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 8:28 am
its really stupid. most elements have the ium suffix, but hey lets remove an i in this particular metal to dumb it down for the idiot population
or should i say populaton?
or should i say populaton?
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 8:28 am
al·u·min·i·um (ăl'yə-mĭn'ē-əm)
n. Chiefly British.
Variant of aluminum.
there, i bolded the important part
n. Chiefly British.
Variant of aluminum.
there, i bolded the important part
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 8:33 am
so its the british variant then eyActinium
Americium
Barium
Berkelium
Beryllium
Bohrium
Cadmium
Caesium
Calcium
Cerium
Chromium
Dubnium
Einsteinium
Erbium
Europium
Aluminum
it has nothing to do with the latin suffix, im sure. its purely coincidental (and british)
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 8:35 am
Why don't you write a letter to the dictonary people?
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 8:37 am
way ahead of you :icon33:
im also demanding that they add "searching the internet" as a definition for "google (verb)"
im also demanding that they add "searching the internet" as a definition for "google (verb)"
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 8:48 am
dumbed down for the US.Dave wrote:al·u·min·i·um (ăl'yə-mĭn'ē-əm)
n. Chiefly British.
Variant of aluminum.
there, i bolded the important part
Doesn't surprise me.
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 9:08 am
wrong thread, homo 
(thought I didnt see it did you)
(thought I didnt see it did you)
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 9:20 am
Paging Steve Jobs. Paging Steve Jobs.ALONtm is virtually scratch resistant, offers substantial impact resistance, and provides better durability and protection against armor piercing threats, at roughly half the weight and half the thickness of traditional glass transparent armor, said the lieutenant.
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 10:45 am
Perhaps this will help reduce the social stigma of tinfoil hat people.
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 1:14 pm
sort of like Dutch is an easy form of GermanEraser wrote:dumbed down for the US.Dave wrote:al·u·min·i·um (ăl'yə-mĭn'ē-əm)
n. Chiefly British.
Variant of aluminum.
there, i bolded the important part
Doesn't surprise me.
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 1:17 pm
:icon32:
sidenote: not quite though
sidenote: not quite though
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 2:00 pm
There are a couple of other "um" elements, too. Don't know why this one bothers you so much.MKJ wrote:
Actinium
Americium
Barium
Berkelium
Beryllium
Bohrium
Cadmium
Caesium
Calcium
Cerium
Chromium
Dubnium
Einsteinium
Erbium
Europium
Aluminum
it has nothing to do with the latin suffix, im sure. its purely coincidental (and british)
(also, iirc the original name for it, prior to being an element, was "alumina", not "aluminia", so the Latinized version would be aluminum, I think.)
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 2:12 pm
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 2:12 pm
its about as stupid as saying "libary". it just doesnt make any sense
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 2:15 pm
there's even transparent concrete 
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 2:15 pm
Emka is on a bitch-roll.
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 2:17 pm
marmite > this thread
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 2:18 pm
:icon32: slow day at workFjoggs wrote:Emka is on a bitch-roll.
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 4:24 pm
That is bad ass. I'll have to ask my friends if they have seen it yet.
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 4:37 pm
Dave wrote:sort of like Dutch is an easy form of GermanEraser wrote:dumbed down for the US.Dave wrote:al·u·min·i·um (ăl'yə-mĭn'ē-əm)
n. Chiefly British.
Variant of aluminum.
there, i bolded the important part
Doesn't surprise me.
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 4:54 pm
You'd be amazed at how many people don't realize there are two "r"s in February.
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 12:53 am
I wouldn't, I live in texas. Mispronouncing words is an art form around here apparently.GONNAFISTYA wrote:You'd be amazed at how many people don't realize there are two "r"s in February.