And you think calling anybody a d*****ad will _help_ you get somebody to do your school project for you?
1) Learn to quote (I can't see what you're asking, having missed the original post) 2) Be polite.3) When somebody else is _not_ polite, bet on it being because you asked a stupid question, and see #2. Yes, there are some d******ds on any newsgroup, but drawing their attention to it won't help you.
Actually, even though I grew up calling it aluminium, by international agreement chemists call it aluminum. (yeah, I saw the smiley, but it's time to realize that the sun has set on the Empire ;-) )
4) Don't use Usenet for homework assignments (as noted in Usenet guidelines). Those are for you to do, not us.
Care to cite the source of that name change? :)
I'm happy with Wikipedia
David.
Would you believe alumine or alumium?
im sorry guys. it's was the neurontin. made me psychotic. just visiting anyway. ill go back to the schizo group. but thanks for the helpful response chaver jeff. hell at least i added some excitement to your major geek forum. aside i will put anything metal on my head. right now i am sporting a fashionable cranial barbell weight. it does the body good. well that's it. bye bye. back to crazyland
Yeah, I already apologized to David. My HS chemistry teacher insisted the international society had standardized on the American spelling. He lied to us :-( Who'd have thought that teachers could get things wrong? I'm devastated.
That link works for me Jeff, particularly the bit:-
"the word ALUMINIUM was adopted by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemists"
:)
Sucks eh? Ask a politician next time for a factual answer!
I'm figuring that at least in Canada, you can spell colour correctly and centre too.
Sorry, we digress. :)
Some standards organization. Go to their search page at:
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