On 2004-08-24, Bob (this one) > wrote:
> Peter Aitken wrote:
>> "CM Bellers" > wrote in message
>> m...

I'll just scooch in here for a sec:

The only thing I'd like to know about aluminum is, how the heck do you Brits
get [OWL-you-min-ee-um] out of a-l-u-m-i-n-u-m? That's a whole freakin'
extra syllable, for chrissakes! You just grab that 'ee' thingie right out
of thin air and stick it right in there without a by your leave. I mean, I
can see spanner and bonnet and all those other creaky old terms, but this is
just bizarre. Is it retribution for our taking the 'bore' out of
[LAB-rih-tory]? If so, then I understand ...and now we're even.

Carry on.

nb