How should aluminium be pronouned? The American way: 'aluminum' or the British way: 'aluminium'?
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The question was how SHOULD it be pronounced. I say aluminium - because I am British.
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Hey, Americans know how to speak English too.  (Well, some of us.)\n\nIt is correct to pronounce the word "the" as "thee" before a vowel.  "Thee" apple sounds better and is easier to say than "thə" apple.\n-MM
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It's "b-a-n-a-n-a" and "v-u-l-g-a-r."\n\nHave some respect for the English language, will you?
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Good morning!\n\nWhy do Brits say "ta" for Thank You?\n\nWhy do Brits call sandwiches "sarnies"?\n\nJust the way people talk, I guess :-))
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No. But you should put a period after "et" and "al."\n\nExample:\n\n(James et. al.)
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Spelling and pronounciation.
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pronuciation: go-yeti
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'CL' - the other hand makes the 'ap'
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what kind of expirience on aluminium you want?...
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"comf'terbul" has a perfectly logical explanation and is an acceptable pronunciation (as is "comf'tebul")\n\nAnd why don't pronounce it "the way it's written"?  Because language simply doesn't always work that way.  And so I don't say "I-run" for "iron"; and the "t" that I pronounce in "soft" I do NOT pronounce in the form "soften" (even though it is written that way and even COMES from "soft").\n\n--------------------\n\nThis sort of re-ordering of the sounds of a word --called "METATHESIS"--  is very common in language.  It may come about by confusion, but often it happens simply because the expected form is more difficult to pronounce.    In some cases the change is considered ignorant or at least non-standard, in other instances it is the (or a) ACCEPTED pronounciation.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metathesis_(linguistics)\n\n\nExamples in English:\n1) incorrect/nonstandard:\n  "nuclear" -- pronounced as "nucular" (by educated people as well... including THREE Presidents in recent times --not just GW but Carter & Eisenhower)\n  "ax" for "ask"  (though actually BOTH forms are found in the Middle English of Chaucer)\n\n2) correct:\n  "iron" -- pronounced "i-urn"  In fact, does ANYONE say "i-ron"?  On the other hand, we DO keep the sounds in their written order in the suffixed form "ironic".  (We do the same with "irony", though it's acceptable, or at least permitted, to say "i-urnee" --as we do with "ironing".   Thus, the most important factor seems to be where the word is ACCENTED.)\n\n3) debated but probably correct\nThe example of "iron" vs. "ironic" --that is, changing the pronounciation based on where the accent falls (often related to whether there is a suffix or not)--  helps explain why we SAY "comfort"  but "comfturble".    There are two conflicting "laws" at work here. In our spelling, we do not change the base when we add the suffix "able".   But the change in the PHONOLOGY (sound pattern) pushes us to SAY the word in a way that is much easier to pronounce.  \n\nHere's how it happens.  Note that the syllable in question --"fort"--  has a slight accent in "comfort" but almost NO accent when we add the "able" suffix.  In English, adding suffixes frequently shifts or reduces accent of certain syllables.  When a syllable loses accent, the vowel typically is shortened; in an UN-accented syllable it may end up as the 'swallowed', unaccented "schwa" sound, or even completely disappear.  But this leaves us with the unaccented combination "frt" which is more difficult or at least less natural to pronounce.    The natural solution is to simplify the pronounciation, either by skipping the "r" sound (which leads some to say "comf'-tubly") or to reverse sounds ("metathesis") and say "comf'turbly".\n\n------------------\n\n(Frankly, I suspect the pronunciation "com-four-tab-ly" is  a hypercorrection.   Some people say it that way BECAUSE of the spelling, whereas the SPOKEN language long ago changed the pronounciation.  But spelling is NOT always a sure guide to the spoken language.  Based on SPELLING, some people improperly pronounce the t in "often", not recognizing that the "t" is from the short form "oft" and is LOST when -en is added . . . as in soft > soften, compare list > listen; haste > hasten, etc.)\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypercorrection\n\n-----------------------------------------------\n\nIncidentally, this process or metathesis explains the origins of some modern English words.   Old English had "brid", now it is "bird";  Old English &quo
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Yes, it is correct. Inserting "that" after "and" amy make it less awkward sounding.
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American English is based on the Queen's English.  Both are considered English, and, in theory, a speaker of one could understand a speaker of the other.  The biggest difference exists in regional colloquialisms.  Slang varies from place to place more quickly in Britain than America, possibly due to the differences in country size and average population density.  Also, British English is generally considered more formal in appearance.\n\nPersonally, I like the sound and look of British English.\n\nAs to which is more difficult, it depends upon which one is most familiar with.  Brits and Europeans would likely be more comfortable with the British form.  Residents of South America, Mexico, and the United States would likely prefer American.  Canada would likely be a mixed batch, due to its proximity to the United States and its close ties with Britain
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who speaks it, the accent, the use of definite and indefinite articles (e.g. "in hospital" vs "in the hospital"), a zillion gabillion idioms such as "school leaver" instead of "high school graduate", spellings (programme vs program), the use of "presently" (meaning after awhile in british and right now in american), countless slang words, the fact that american has verbed a number of former nouns such as contact... pick up a publication from britain and compare it to a similar one in america and have a look.
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Aluminium has a valanly of 3 Oxgygen has 2\nSo\n4Al + 3O2   -> 2Al2O3
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Yes, people in the UK use 'ain't'!!\n\nBut I think you'll have trouble proving that it's an American expression - cockney kids have been saying it for centuries!!
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Colour is the correct spelling if you are British.  Color is the correct spelling if you are american.
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Depends on language of origin...\n\nArabic: EE-bra-heem / EE-bra-him (usually pronounced somewhere in between the two, usually leaning more towards the first. Depends a lot on the accent.)\n\nHebrew: ee-bra-HEEM