@fernfren for this particular absurdity you can thank a Brit- Humphrey Davy. He discovers the element and names it. Great. Then he reconsiders the spelling and changes it, introducing mayhem. It’s not merely that they pronounce it differently- they spell it differently as well. 🤦♂️
@MookyTroubadour
sometimes, when no one else is around, i like to pronounce aluminum the british way, out loud for no frickin reason
al YOO men EE um