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Aluminium (or aluminum in North American English) is a chemical element; ... In 1812, British scientist Thomas Young [130] wrote an anonymous review of Davy's book, ...
There is only one ' l ', not two. 1.) Aluminum. 2.) Aluminium. Two Ls is a mis-spelling of the word, either in American or British English. Aluminum is the more "common" perhaps, but the consensus was to use Aluminium. Either way, the anon editor's spelling with the double-ls is incorrect. Ariel ♥ Gold 16:22, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
American English is just a splinter dialect of British English, that, due to America's wealth, became used worldwide. Aluminum has only been more common in books that are published/written in countries that use Aluminum rather than Aluminium.
In British English, usage is divided. In academic literature, fetus is preferred. aluminium vs aluminum: aluminum is the prevalent spelling throughout North America; however, in scientific literature aluminium should be used, as recommended by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, or IUPAC. (The two spellings also have ...
For -ous, British English has a single l in scandalous and perilous, but the "ll" in libellous and marvellous. For -ee, British English has libellee. For -age, British English has pupillage but vassalage. American English sometimes has an unstressed -ll-, as in the UK, in some words where the root has -l. These are cases where the change ...
This is a list of British English words that have different American English spellings, for example, colour (British English) and color (American English). Word pairs are listed with the British English version first, in italics, followed by the American English version: spelt, spelled; Derived words often, but not always, follow their root.
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Aluminium (or aluminum) metal is very rare in native form, and the process to refine it from ores is complex, so for most of human history it was unknown. However, the compound alum has been known since the 5th century BCE and was used extensively by the ancients for dyeing .