>> > what, pray tell, is ally?
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>> Kate is a Brit. Ally = aluminum (in the US).
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>I guess that's shy they say we're separated by a common language.
>When we mean aluminum, we say aluminum.
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>nancy
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Unless you're in the UK, where
"aluminum" is spelled with an extra letter "i" in it, thus: "aluminium"
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