[GZG] Language Use - was Re: GZG official news - we've moved

2 posts · Jun 15 2010 to Jun 15 2010

Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:07:44 -0400

Subject: [GZG] Language Use - was Re: GZG official news - we've moved

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http://mail.csua.berkeley.edu:8080/mailman/listinfo/gzg-lAllan asked,
so: I'd be a pajama man. Grew up with that spelling. Heard
people calling them 'pijamas/pyjamas' but always assumed it was just odd
pronunciation.

Oh, and another one I'd like the English to 'splain to me:

Al-you-min-ee-um.

Aluminum is related to alumina.... not aluminia....

Crazy English. Mad dogs and so on, something about a mid-day Sun, ramble
ramble, rant rant, eh!?! wot?

:0)

T.

From: Roger Burton West <roger@f...>

Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 23:10:11 +0100

Subject: Re: [GZG] Language Use - was Re: GZG official news - we've moved

> On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 06:07:44PM -0400, Tom B wrote:

> Oh, and another one I'd like the English to 'splain to me:

Davy actually preferred "alumium":

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium#Nomenclature_history

R