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Couple having sex against window fall to their deaths (pg. 3)
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| wienerschnitzel |
| This thread is full of low blows...:mad: |
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| Jon_Snow |
| Sounds like they were dieing to have sex. |
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| Fledz |
| quote: | Originally posted by colonelcrisp
I'm an engineer.... i have my pet peeves, like how brits pronounce aluminum. |
Hahahahahaha, you Sir, are an idiot :stongue: |
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| itsamemario |
| quote: | Originally posted by MSZ
I guess they really did fall for each other. |
I literally just woke up, and my eyes are full of sleepy gunk, and I totally read "The lovetards from Wuhan, central China" :toothless
Where does it say it's fake? :conf: |
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| SherlockCrash |
| Ohh I remember back in the day, when love could make you fly high. |
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| Jon_Snow |
| Going down on a girl... |
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| D-res |
:stongue: FML I've missed this place
| quote: | Originally posted by colonelcrisp
I'm an engineer.... i have my pet peeves, like how brits pronounce aluminum, .. |
I know this has already been clarified, but they spell it differently - just as they pronounce it. I actually prefer that spelling/pronunciation
Al-you-min-yum > A-looooo-minum |
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| Fledz |
| It's the correct spelling and pronunciation because that's what was agreed on. The one North Americans use is scientifically incorrect and unlike popular belief, is not the first used spelling of it. |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by Fledz
It's the correct spelling and pronunciation because that's what was agreed on. The one North Americans use is scientifically incorrect and unlike popular belief, is not the first used spelling of it. |
The first bit is spot on (correct spelling because it was agreed on), but the second isn't. If Americans decided to call aluminium something else (say greysomeness), and used it consistently, it wouldn't be scientifically incorrect. Much like you guys call plumbum "lead", a difference quite confusing for those of us who use the Latin word.
Also, it does seem to be the first spelling, and the discoverer changed his mind later on. Here's a small paragraph on the etymology of the word
| quote: | Originally from Etymonline
1812, coined by English chemist Sir Humphry Davy (1778-1829), from alumina, name given 18c. to aluminum oxide, from Latin alumen "alum" (see alum). Davy originally called it alumium (1808), then amended this to aluminum, which remains the U.S. word, but British editors in 1812 further amended it to aluminium, the modern preferred British form, to better harmonize with other metallic element names (sodium, potassium, etc.).
Aluminium, for so we shall take the liberty of writing the word, in preference to aluminum, which has a less classical sound. ["Quarterly Review," 1812] |
Don't get me wrong, I say aluminium and couldn't understand it the first time I heard someone say "aluminum", but there's nothing wrong with it. |
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| Guest |
| Saying aluminium out loud makes me laugh so hard |
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| Fledz |
Lira, I find it hard to believe that you can't comprehend what you read. Even the quote that you posted states that Aluminum is not the original spelling.
Also this:
| quote: | | . The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) adopted aluminium as the standard international name for the element in 1990 but, three years later, recognized aluminum as an acceptable variant. Hence their periodic table includes both.[59] IUPAC prefers the use of aluminium in its internal publications, although nearly as many IUPAC publications use the spelling aluminum.[60] |
So while it is accepted and yes, scientifically correct (I guess :rolleyes: ) it is not the standard. Aluminium is. |
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| meriter |
| It panes me to hear stories like this |
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