On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 22:42:34 GMT, notbob > wrote:

>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

Hey Nb,

This might help to clarify:

http://www.world-aluminium.org/

All the best,

--
Kenneth

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