alu-min-em
or
alu-mini-em
I've heard, people pronounce it with and without the second "i" which is the correct way to pronounce it.
2007-02-24 16:19:05 · 10 answers · asked by Spring is Awesome 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
There is an American pronunciation and a British pronunciation.
American A - lum - i - num
British Al - u - minium
Notice there are different spellings for Americans and British.
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry recognizes both as acceptable spellings.
The Merriam Webster Dictionary shows the correct pronunciation as :
al·u·min·i·um ---- "al-y&-'mi-nE-&m"
2007-02-24 16:36:47 · answer #1 · answered by jeeper_peeper321 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's pronounced al-u mi-ni-em. In Australia and Britain aluminium is the name given to the mineral that's extracted from bauxite. In America they say aluminum. It's the same thing.
2007-02-25 00:30:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
in the USA the spelling aluminum and pronunciation al.um.in.um is common.
In other parts of the word, like england and australia the spelling
aluminium and pronunciation al.u.min.i.um is used.
2007-02-25 00:33:58 · answer #3 · answered by mark 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not the same word, one is aluminum and the other aluminium. The kitchen foil is aluminum. They're probably related, I couldn't tell you the definition of the other.
2007-02-25 00:24:28 · answer #4 · answered by strawberry 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The first one is the American pronunciation, and the second one is the British version.
2007-02-27 20:08:32 · answer #5 · answered by Treedmurray 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm sure it's pronounced differently all around the country (and world), but here in california we say "uh-loo-mih-nem" or "uh-loo-mih-nuhm." that's the foil stuff that is used in the kitchen.
2007-02-25 00:27:40 · answer #6 · answered by me 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends where you are.
It can be al yu min' eeum
Or al oo min' eeum
Or al oo' min um
2007-02-25 00:35:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
a Lu mi nee-um
2007-02-25 03:03:11 · answer #8 · answered by Serendipity 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alume-i-nem no other way!
2007-02-25 00:35:05 · answer #9 · answered by Kelly K 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
a-lu-mi-NUIM
2007-02-25 00:35:08 · answer #10 · answered by Aaron Rules 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋