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[–] Geometrinen_Gepardi@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago (6 children)
[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If we're going to be consistent with other elements, it should be Aluminum, that way it matches Molybdenum and Platinum, the only 2 other elements ending in "um" (please don't check this).

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I should thank her for writing such a boring, tedious book filled with "old man yells at cloud" energy that it started me on the path away from prescriptivism.

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[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago
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