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According to the Wikipedia listing for the Periodic Table (and Wikipedia is essentially US run) it is aluminium with two i's. The American spelling and pronunciation is an utter abomination of both language and science.
See here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periodic_table then scroll down a little and check out element 13.
I think that turbosupercharger is the proper name for a turbocharger
That is my understanding.
Originally Posted by OzXFR
According to the Wikipedia listing for the Periodic Table (and Wikipedia is essentially US run) it is aluminium with two i's. The American spelling and pronunciation is an utter abomination of both language and science.
See here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periodic_table then scroll down a little and check out element 13.
I say "aluminum" because that's how I learned it, but the US is the only place I know of that uses this barbaric pronunciation. The only element that comes to mind right now that uses "um" instead of "ium" is plumbum.
...and of course did anyone check his sobriety level? Speaking as a very small time rock band member from the '60s, that was always a consideration.
Still a beautiful vehicle, regardless the pronunciation.
I say "aluminum" because that's how I learned it, but the US is the only place I know of that uses this barbaric pronunciation. The only element that comes to mind right now that uses "um" instead of "ium" is plumbum.
The US is also the only country in the English-speaking world that calls the last letter of the alphabet "zee" , and which has a shortage of the letter "u". For the rest of us it is "zed" and "colour" ! I guess exceptionalism extends to language too. But we all love Jags and especially the models made of aluminum or aluminium...
The Jaguar XKR-S, Iron Maiden Edition
