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by peterpam on June 25th, 2007
Where does the word"halogen"come from?
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Have you created a new word?
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You're reading Aluminum or Aluminium? Why?
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Aluminium was used by everyone, but due to a spelling mistake in a high exposure flyer, Aluminum stuck. Also, the man who was attempting to isolate it from Alumina intended to call it Aluminum, but Aluminium is more in line with the elements isolated around the same time - Sodium, Magnesium, Potassium etc.
So it can go either way! even IUPAC occassionally use different spellings (they "prefer" Aluminium)!
American dictionaries attribute Alluminium to English spelling, But its alot more complicated than that...Hence my question...What does everyone else think?
Also, Thanks for your answer : )
by Anon on June 25th, 2007
This answer should not be downrated!
"A pun is the lowest form of humor, unless you thought of it yourself."
..."But poetry is much verse."
I love your work, PeterPam.
by Anon on June 25th, 2007
http://www.worldwidewords.org/articles/aluminium.htm
by Christopher_S4967 on February 9th, 2012