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OT - Pronunciation of words
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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MRH wrote:
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." That *is* how the word's pronounced in England. Notice that they throw in an extra `i', so maybe that's why. g sue |
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"suzee" wrote in message
eenews.net... MRH wrote: 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." That *is* how the word's pronounced in England. Notice that they throw in an extra `i', so maybe that's why. g sue Ahhh, thank you, Sue! ) I don't like to speak ill of the dead, but she really did used to get on her high horse from time to time, and so we just thought that's what she was doing when she got huffy about our pronunciation of the word. Peace! Gemini |
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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 "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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"suzee" wrote in message eenews.net... MRH wrote: 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. Yep.. that is how we say it! |
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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) Shelagh |
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In article ws.net,
suzee wrote: MRH wrote: 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. snip 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." That *is* how the word's pronounced in England. Notice that they throw in an extra `i', so maybe that's why. g When the metal was first named, it was named aluminum by its UK-citizen discoverer. Then the UK scientific commnity decided that it should follow the pattern of things like "barium" and added the "i" (and never mind "aurum"). The US scientific community kept the original spelling. Both are correct. =Tamar |
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"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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MRH wrote:
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." Gem, They also spell it differently - spelling it as your aunt pronounced it - Al-u-MIN-i-um. HTH Katherine |
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"Richard Eney" wrote in message
... In article ws.net, suzee wrote: MRH wrote: 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. snip 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." That *is* how the word's pronounced in England. Notice that they throw in an extra `i', so maybe that's why. g When the metal was first named, it was named aluminum by its UK-citizen discoverer. Then the UK scientific commnity decided that it should follow the pattern of things like "barium" and added the "i" (and never mind "aurum"). The US scientific community kept the original spelling. Both are correct. =Tamar TA DA!!! Thank you Tamar! After reading Shelagh's response and thinking the same thing (that we don't have an extra "i" in the word here, I was wondering. Your answer cleared it all up once and for all. ) Peace! Gemini |
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