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Old October 8th 05, 07:25 PM
Christine in Kent, Garden of England
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium
This will hopefully explain all, and to be honest I've never seen it spelt
without 2 i's, but when I read the Wikipedia article it all became clear
(ish!)
Love Christine

"Shillelagh" wrote in message
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" Christine in Kent, Garden of England"
wrote in message
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Yes that's how we say it, and actually we don't put an *extra* "i" in the
word, we just pronounce all the letters that are there. Aren't all our
differences what make the world a more interesting place?
Love Christine


Okay I gotta ask this - if I'm understanding you correctly - you say
AL-YOU-MIN-EE-UM??? The word is spelled A-L-U-M-I-N-U-M. As a
Canadian,
I learned to pronounce it A-LOOM-IN-UM. We are also pronouncing all the
letters that are there, without the EE, which is the non existant "i".
Scratching my head. Can you help me understand? (laugh)

Shelagh





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Old October 8th 05, 07:33 PM
Katherine
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Shillelagh wrote:
" Christine in Kent, Garden of England"
wrote in message
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Yes that's how we say it, and actually we don't put an *extra* "i"
in the word, we just pronounce all the letters that are there.
Aren't all our differences what make the world a more interesting
place?
Love Christine


Okay I gotta ask this - if I'm understanding you correctly - you say
AL-YOU-MIN-EE-UM??? The word is spelled A-L-U-M-I-N-U-M. As a
Canadian, I learned to pronounce it A-LOOM-IN-UM. We are also
pronouncing all the letters that are there, without the EE, which is
the non existant "i". Scratching my head. Can you help me
understand? (laugh)


SImple, Shelagh. We spell it differently in Canada from the way it is
spelled in the UK.

Katherine


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Old October 8th 05, 10:05 PM
Norma Woods
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When I was in school, we learned to spell it the English way. I think it's
spelled the American way, now? I always pronounced it Al-u-min-ee-um in my
mind to spell it out on paper. Same way we learned the English pronunciation
"lef-ten-ant" instead of lieutenant.

--
In Star love and friendship,
Sister Norma Woods
D.D.G.M.
District 21
"Ophelia" wrote in message
k...

"Shillelagh" wrote in message
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" Christine in Kent, Garden of England"
wrote in message
...
Yes that's how we say it, and actually we don't put an *extra* "i" in
the
word, we just pronounce all the letters that are there. Aren't all our
differences what make the world a more interesting place?
Love Christine


Okay I gotta ask this - if I'm understanding you correctly - you say
AL-YOU-MIN-EE-UM??? The word is spelled A-L-U-M-I-N-U-M. As a
Canadian,
I learned to pronounce it A-LOOM-IN-UM. We are also pronouncing all the
letters that are there, without the EE, which is the non existant "i".
Scratching my head. Can you help me understand? (laugh)


In UK it has never been spelled aluminum. It is and has always been
spelled aluminium. I don't know who spelled it first but that is how it
is here




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Old October 8th 05, 10:59 PM
spinninglilac
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Allaminyum or sometimes Allyminyum depending of course where we are from
some actually say
Al-you-minium as in Al you min E um
lol....Cher


"MRH" mthecarpenterATxcelcoDOTonDOTca wrote in message
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Just curious, since pronunciations of other words are being discussed in
another thread... Can someone from England please tell me how you, in

your
part of the country, pronounce the word ALUMINUM please?

My late mother-in-law (from Ashford Kent) used to say A-lu-MIN-ium. She

is
the only person I (or my parents) had ever heard pronounce it this way.

The
first time she said it, we honestly had no clue as to what she was talking
about. She kept asking if we had any, and we thought she might have been
talking about some sort of medication (like Tylenol for headaches, or
Pepto-Bismal for stomach problems) that we don't have here in Canada, so

we
said "No, we don't have that... what is it used for, maybe we have

something
similar." That was when she said that it is silver coloured and shiny

and
you cover food with it. The light went on over all of our heads and we
said almost in unison "Ohhhh, aLUminum foil, yes we have that!" She

became
very agitated and indignant and said "In England it is pronounced
A-lu-MIN-ium, and since we speak *proper* English that is the correct way

of
saying it, NOT the way you say it here in Canada."

Peace!
Gemini




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Old October 8th 05, 11:00 PM
spinninglilac
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What about the word Leicester, I have a spinningworks video and the lady
demonstrating says Lyester where as we say Lester

Cheers...Cher

"MRH" mthecarpenterATxcelcoDOTonDOTca wrote in message
...
Just curious, since pronunciations of other words are being discussed in
another thread... Can someone from England please tell me how you, in

your
part of the country, pronounce the word ALUMINUM please?

My late mother-in-law (from Ashford Kent) used to say A-lu-MIN-ium. She

is
the only person I (or my parents) had ever heard pronounce it this way.

The
first time she said it, we honestly had no clue as to what she was talking
about. She kept asking if we had any, and we thought she might have been
talking about some sort of medication (like Tylenol for headaches, or
Pepto-Bismal for stomach problems) that we don't have here in Canada, so

we
said "No, we don't have that... what is it used for, maybe we have

something
similar." That was when she said that it is silver coloured and shiny

and
you cover food with it. The light went on over all of our heads and we
said almost in unison "Ohhhh, aLUminum foil, yes we have that!" She

became
very agitated and indignant and said "In England it is pronounced
A-lu-MIN-ium, and since we speak *proper* English that is the correct way

of
saying it, NOT the way you say it here in Canada."

Peace!
Gemini




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Old October 8th 05, 11:26 PM
suzee
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Christine in Kent, Garden of England wrote:

Yes that's how we say it, and actually we don't put an *extra* "i" in the
word, we just pronounce all the letters that are there. Aren't all our
differences what make the world a more interesting place?
Love Christine


Okay, but how come if it's spelled `aluminum' and you pronoun only those
letters, it sound like `aluminium'?

sue
  #17  
Old October 9th 05, 10:42 AM
Gwendoline Kelly
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Gemini here we say Al -U-minium God Bless Gwen

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Gwen Kelly


"MRH" mthecarpenterATxcelcoDOTonDOTca wrote in message
...
Just curious, since pronunciations of other words are being discussed in
another thread... Can someone from England please tell me how you, in

your
part of the country, pronounce the word ALUMINUM please?

My late mother-in-law (from Ashford Kent) used to say A-lu-MIN-ium. She

is
the only person I (or my parents) had ever heard pronounce it this way.

The
first time she said it, we honestly had no clue as to what she was talking
about. She kept asking if we had any, and we thought she might have been
talking about some sort of medication (like Tylenol for headaches, or
Pepto-Bismal for stomach problems) that we don't have here in Canada, so

we
said "No, we don't have that... what is it used for, maybe we have

something
similar." That was when she said that it is silver coloured and shiny

and
you cover food with it. The light went on over all of our heads and we
said almost in unison "Ohhhh, aLUminum foil, yes we have that!" She

became
very agitated and indignant and said "In England it is pronounced
A-lu-MIN-ium, and since we speak *proper* English that is the correct way

of
saying it, NOT the way you say it here in Canada."

Peace!
Gemini




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Old October 9th 05, 10:45 AM
Gwendoline Kelly
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Ah Ah! that sounds like us,Norma. God bless Gwen

--

Gwen Kelly


"Norma Woods" wrote in message
. ..
When I was in school, we learned to spell it the English way. I think it's
spelled the American way, now? I always pronounced it Al-u-min-ee-um in my
mind to spell it out on paper. Same way we learned the English

pronunciation
"lef-ten-ant" instead of lieutenant.

--
In Star love and friendship,
Sister Norma Woods
D.D.G.M.
District 21
"Ophelia" wrote in message
k...

"Shillelagh" wrote in message
...

" Christine in Kent, Garden of England"
wrote in message
...
Yes that's how we say it, and actually we don't put an *extra* "i" in
the
word, we just pronounce all the letters that are there. Aren't all

our
differences what make the world a more interesting place?
Love Christine

Okay I gotta ask this - if I'm understanding you correctly - you say
AL-YOU-MIN-EE-UM??? The word is spelled A-L-U-M-I-N-U-M. As a
Canadian,
I learned to pronounce it A-LOOM-IN-UM. We are also pronouncing all

the
letters that are there, without the EE, which is the non existant "i".
Scratching my head. Can you help me understand? (laugh)


In UK it has never been spelled aluminum. It is and has always been
spelled aluminium. I don't know who spelled it first but that is how it
is here






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Old October 9th 05, 10:52 AM
Gwendoline Kelly
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Katherine once at towards the end of one of our USA ?Canada I found myself
saying "A-Loom-in-um" and figured it was time I went Home !!! Here it is as
mentioned "Al -you -min-ee.um"

Our dear friend in Polson Montana had great difficulty in pronouncing it our
way and every visit would turn into a coaching lesson in Aussie english - he
was determined to master it but never did. God Bless Gwen

--

Gwen Kelly


"Katherine" wrote in message
...
Shillelagh wrote:
" Christine in Kent, Garden of England"
wrote in message
...
Yes that's how we say it, and actually we don't put an *extra* "i"
in the word, we just pronounce all the letters that are there.
Aren't all our differences what make the world a more interesting
place?
Love Christine


Okay I gotta ask this - if I'm understanding you correctly - you say
AL-YOU-MIN-EE-UM??? The word is spelled A-L-U-M-I-N-U-M. As a
Canadian, I learned to pronounce it A-LOOM-IN-UM. We are also
pronouncing all the letters that are there, without the EE, which is
the non existant "i". Scratching my head. Can you help me
understand? (laugh)


SImple, Shelagh. We spell it differently in Canada from the way it is
spelled in the UK.

Katherine




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Old October 9th 05, 10:55 AM
Gwendoline Kelly
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Cher wrote
some actually say
Al-you-minium as in Al you min E um
lol....Cher


That is us Cher !!! God Bless Gwen


Gwen Kelly


"spinninglilac" wrote in message
k...
Allaminyum or sometimes Allyminyum depending of course where we are from
some actually say
Al-you-minium as in Al you min E um
lol....Cher


"MRH" mthecarpenterATxcelcoDOTonDOTca wrote in message
...
Just curious, since pronunciations of other words are being discussed in
another thread... Can someone from England please tell me how you, in

your
part of the country, pronounce the word ALUMINUM please?

My late mother-in-law (from Ashford Kent) used to say A-lu-MIN-ium. She

is
the only person I (or my parents) had ever heard pronounce it this way.

The
first time she said it, we honestly had no clue as to what she was

talking
about. She kept asking if we had any, and we thought she might have

been
talking about some sort of medication (like Tylenol for headaches, or
Pepto-Bismal for stomach problems) that we don't have here in Canada, so

we
said "No, we don't have that... what is it used for, maybe we have

something
similar." That was when she said that it is silver coloured and shiny

and
you cover food with it. The light went on over all of our heads and we
said almost in unison "Ohhhh, aLUminum foil, yes we have that!" She

became
very agitated and indignant and said "In England it is pronounced
A-lu-MIN-ium, and since we speak *proper* English that is the correct

way
of
saying it, NOT the way you say it here in Canada."

Peace!
Gemini






 




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