▲ 164 ▼ What petty hill will you die on? (beehaw.org) submitted 3 years ago by thrawn21@beehaw.org to c/chat@beehaw.org 451 comments fedilink hide all child comments For me I say that a truck with a cab longer than its bed is not a truck, but an SUV with an overgrown bumper.
[–] curiosityLynx@beehaw.org 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) It's also how the rest of the world spells that element. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Nanokindled@beehaw.org 1 point 3 years ago Well, no, it's how the parts of the world that speak British English spell it, plus countries that borrowed it directly as a loanword from BE (most of the EU). In Russia it's алюминий, in Egypt it's الألومنيوم, in Italian it's alluminio, Turkish it's aluminyum, etc. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Nanokindled@beehaw.org 1 point 3 years ago Well, no, it's how the parts of the world that speak British English spell it, plus countries that borrowed it directly as a loanword from BE (most of the EU). In Russia it's алюминий, in Egypt it's الألومنيوم, in Italian it's alluminio, Turkish it's aluminyum, etc. permalink fedilink source parent