At  5:41 PM 12/11/99 +0800, Paddy Rossiter wrote:
>Aluminium(two "i"s) is far less reactive than magnesium, which is why it is
>used so widely.

I wondered why the English mis-pronounced aluminum, and now I know.  They
mis-spelled it first!  <grin>  They also invented the Lucas refrigerator
for warm beer!
Paul Nelson


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