Tags for this video have been changed from 'dress to kill, language, being bilingual, herbs, san fransisco' to 'dress to kill, language, being bilingual, herbs, san fransisco, lisurae' - edited by ponceleon
Damn, they're unclear. Apparently -um was what the guy who invented it stated, but -ium was demanded by the science posse cos it had a more classical sound despite the existence of platinum etc.
Seems like major science bodies tried to enforce -ium as the norm, then accepted -um as an alternative, but -ium seems to be favoured.
>> ^dannym3141: Wikipedia will settle this argument!
Damn, they're unclear. Apparently -um was what the guy who invented it stated, but -ium was demanded by the science posse cos it had a more classical sound despite the existence of platinum etc.
Seems like major science bodies tried to enforce -ium as the norm, then accepted -um as an alternative, but -ium seems to be favoured.
The i's have it on the left! (of the u)
That's a british politics joke, a really bad one.
Haha! Been there too, classic case of the American language having a mind of it's own
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Genius.
(based on an observation from Home Depot, where all the customers are Mexican and all the products are Chinese)
It's <ah-loo-muh-nim>
not <al-yu-min-ee-um>
Damn, they're unclear. Apparently -um was what the guy who invented it stated, but -ium was demanded by the science posse cos it had a more classical sound despite the existence of platinum etc.
Seems like major science bodies tried to enforce -ium as the norm, then accepted -um as an alternative, but -ium seems to be favoured.
The i's have it on the left! (of the u)
That's a british politics joke, a really bad one.
He failed to point out that there is NO extra "I" in ALUMINUM!!!
It's <ah-loo-muh-nim>
not <al-yu-min-ee-um>
ah-loo-muh-nim? Are you quite sure? I haven't heard it pronounced like that in USA or UK/rest-of-world
Wikipedia will settle this argument!
Damn, they're unclear. Apparently -um was what the guy who invented it stated, but -ium was demanded by the science posse cos it had a more classical sound despite the existence of platinum etc.
Seems like major science bodies tried to enforce -ium as the norm, then accepted -um as an alternative, but -ium seems to be favoured.
The i's have it on the left! (of the u)
That's a british politics joke, a really bad one.
Haha! Been there too, classic case of the American language having a mind of it's own
-haven't watched video yet.
Because there IS a fuckin H in it! Ahh been there before...
And Americans pronounce "r"s at the end of words, because there are fucking "r"s there.
>> ^alien_concept:
Because there IS a fuckin H in it! Ahh been there before...
And Americans pronounce "r"s at the end of words, because there are fucking "r"s there.
So that's why my girlfriend never appreciates my Hookah = Prostitute jokes.