Interesting story - a common metal

[KeepItSimpleStupid]

https://www.worldwidewords.org/articles/aluminium.htm

 

[killivolt]

https://www.worldwidewords.org/articles/aluminium.htm

The rest of you can just back off my poor Spelling and Grammar now. No wonder it's so confusing

aluminum,aluminium, sulfer, sulpher. Spell Check hates, sulpher but, is ok with both alumumum's....................(I couldn't resist)

 

[Mr RB]

"ium" is the proper suffix for metals in the periodic table.

 

[killivolt]

"ium" is the proper suffix for metals in the periodic table.

Ya, and I had to read the article to learn that, now I can say oh, and did you know..............that > "ium" is the proper suffix for metals in the periodic table.

 

[atferrari]

In my version of Word, for the spelling checker:

Aluminum is OK for US English.

Aluminium is OK for UK English.

Run across that, just a week ago and rechecked now.