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Also: Aluminium.
Aluminum came before aluminium.
Alumium came before that!
...shoulda just left it at that.
I'll drink to that.
Weird that Americans want to go with Aluminum when there’s also Americium, Berkelium, and Californium. Not to mention Deuterium, Helium, Iridium, Lithium, etc..
I think most of us actually prefer the British spelling / pronunciation. But it is what it is.
If we're going to be consistent with other elements, it should be Aluminum, that way it matches Molybdenum and Platinum, the only 2 other elements ending in "um" (please don't check this).