Just pointing out other areas of contention with nomenclature. ;)
It's not like there aren't plenty of other elements in the periodic table that
ended in -um instead of -ium. Never have figured out what the fuss was about this one.
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From: Pete Edwards <stimpy.u.idiot at gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Greatest videogame device (was Re: An option - Re: thebeginningof
On 13 May 2010 13:49, Geoff Oltmans <oltmansg at bellsouth.net> wrote:
You mean, kind of like "aluminium?"
Humphry Davy wanted to call it Aluminum but apparently that didn't sound
'Classical' enough.
Or was that what you meant?
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Pete Edwards
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