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Robert Morein wrote:

I have added to the "aluminum" thread.

You mean aluminium of course ?

Graham

"Aluminum" is actually the American spelling.
http://hyperdictionary.com/search.aspx?define=aluminum

I know. I'm pulling your leg.

Rumour has it that shortly after its practical refinement, a sample of
aluminium was sent to the USA but the packaging was improperly stencilled
with a missing 'i'. Hence the difference.

Graham

There's a siilar story about how they came up with the name for Canada.
It seems they put a bunch of random letters in a hat and started pulling
them out, "C" eh. "N" eh, "D" eh.