casualhippo@sh.itjust.works to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agoHave mercy on our soulssh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square167linkfedilinkarrow-up11.04Karrow-down1100
arrow-up1943arrow-down1imageHave mercy on our soulssh.itjust.workscasualhippo@sh.itjust.works to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square167linkfedilink
minus-squareVoyajer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·edit-22 years agoThat’s what happened to aluminium. Sir Humphrey Davey came up with aluminum in 1812 but his peers decided it wasn’t classical sounding enough.
minus-squareCallumWells@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoHe even called it “Alumium” before that, which I think is even better
minus-squareIgneoTalus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-22 years agoI refuse to call it anything but Aluminum just for that. I find it insulting to Sir Humphrey Davey that his naming rights were basically stolen by someone completely unrelated.
That’s what happened to aluminium. Sir Humphrey Davey came up with aluminum in 1812 but his peers decided it wasn’t classical sounding enough.
He even called it “Alumium” before that, which I think is even better
I refuse to call it anything but Aluminum just for that. I find it insulting to Sir Humphrey Davey that his naming rights were basically stolen by someone completely unrelated.