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Also: Aluminium.

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Aluminum came before aluminium.

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Alumium came before that!

…shoulda just left it at that.

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I’ll drink to that.

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Weird that Americans want to go with Aluminum when there’s also Americium, Berkelium, and Californium. Not to mention Deuterium, Helium, Iridium, Lithium, etc…

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I think most of us actually prefer the British spelling / pronunciation. But it is what it is.

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If we’re going to be consistent with other elements, it should be Aluminum, that way it matches Molybdenum and Platinum, the only 2 other elements ending in “um” (please don’t check this).

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