• Cosmic Cleric
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    “Aluminum” at least has 1 less syllable. But I usually just say “foil.” What else would I be talking about in that context?

    a·lu·mi·num

    tin·foil

    (Sorry for the ‘ackshully’, but couldn’t resist.)

    • @samus12345
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      58 months ago

      ACKSHULLY, I was referring to “aluminum” as opposed to “aluminium.”

      • Cosmic Cleric
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        -28 months ago

        That’s not how you spelled it though in your comment.

        • @samus12345
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          48 months ago

          Easier to say than “aluminium

          Is the comment I was replying to.

          • Cosmic Cleric
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            8 months ago

            Fair enough. I didn’t read the comment previous to yours, just your comment directly, so I thought you were referring to ‘aluminum’ versus ‘tinfoil’.

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        8 months ago

        Didn’t even realize that was a word until I looked it up.

        the chemical element of atomic number 13, a light silvery-gray metal.

        Not sure how that relates in a conversation about tinfoil hats usage but sure why not.

        I’m sure the composition of the devices has a significant performance impact on their effectiveness, worthy of discussion. :p

        • @samus12345
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          8 months ago

          The successor to tin foil is aluminum foil. “Aluminum” is called “aluminium” in English-speaking countries outside the US.

          • Cosmic Cleric
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            28 months ago

            Oh there we go, okay that explains it.

            Yeah you guys on the other side of the pond like using extra letters in your words like ‘colour’. :p

            • @Zeoic
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              18 months ago

              Colour is closer to you than you think (look up)

              • Cosmic Cleric
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                18 months ago

                Um, by “look up”, if you mean my reply, I was spelling it how it’s spelled over in Europe, not America.

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                  28 months ago

                  I mean up as in on a map. Canada, north of the US, uses colour

                  • Cosmic Cleric
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                    18 months ago

                    I mean up as in on a map.

                    Ah, so you were speaking geographically, and not Lemmyically.