How To Pronounce Aluminum

[jamie56795]

Color, meter, airplane, mom, artifact, chamomile, donut, gray, licorice, plow, pajamas, this sentence only contains seven real words.

[superpiercedryan]

screw this we all know its pronounced... TIN

[Zuggible]

Language is, by its very nature, dynamic. Would you argue that all Americans are pronouncing the entire English language incorrectly? If so, I put forth that British English has ALSO changed since the colonization of America, albeit probably not quite as much, due to the number of immigrant languages influencing American English.

That said, the title of the video isn't "How To Pronounce Aluminium", it's "How To Pronounce Aluminum". He is indeed pronouncing "Aluminum" as most people do.

[sinprelic]

you can pronounce it however you want.

BUT YOU CAN'T MISSPELL IT.

[ecconz]

No English speaking country apart from the US and Canada pronounce it this way ....

[lonelyorangejuice]

In the usa we say A-LUM-IN-UM. In the UK, feel free to say A-LUM-IN-IUM. (I think british people are hot)

[superpiercedryan]

@lonelyorangejuice its tin lover :D



[pooky614]

FAIL - at pronunciation video. :p

[icespice11]

Al-um-in-IUM: The whole world uses it this way, being different isn't everything.

[yorkshirelad]

you spelled it wrong you thick fuck

[superpiercedryan]

@yorkshirelad spelt? I don't want to live in this world anymore.

[videowalrus]

The original versions were "alumium" (no longer used) and "aluminum", both by Humphry Davy, a BRITISH chemist. Brits are shooting themselves in the foot by arguing.

Check wikipedia: Aluminum; scroll down to Etymology.

(Anyone who says "Wikipedia can't be trusted" for something like this, with established and well-documented history, will only say that when it proves them wrong.)

Personally, I think we should compromise by ditching both modern versions and going with the original "alumium".

[xxjazzie98xx]

Aluminium, not Aluminum?

[sylarforreals]

no..al-u-min-ium...says the american who can't say it the american way ^^

[idontspeakfrench96]

ALI-MINI-UM :) x

[alicemuffins]

It's spelt aluminium for a reason...

[WildMossnose]

personally, i say AL-E-MIN-YUM.

[xDImGellinDx]

Fucker spelt it wrong. Cheater.

[TheTeremaster]

it's actually aluminium

[funkyfranx]

ALUMINIUM. FUCKING AMERICANS. YOU'RE ALL SO STUPID. I HATE YOU. YOU'RE JUST A WASTE OF SPACE ON THE PLANET WE LIVE ON.

[mcaldow13]

alumin-IUM

[SargentMugen]

Hey you pretentious dicks, we kicked your ass in the Revolutionary War so we can pronounce it however we want.

[Themistocles82]

@SargentMugen Well we created the language cock-stain so how about you pronounce it and spell the fucker right! Knob jockey...

[SargentMugen]

@Themistocles82 LOL Knob jockey? WTF is that even?

[TheTeremaster]

@SargentMugen knob jockey means you ride cocks.

[PolarStah]

@SargentMugen The only one who's pretentious you, America is the hipsters of the world. The rest of the world uses aluminium. The rest of the world also uses the metric system and DD/MM/YYYY

[SargentMugen]

@PolarStah Well first of all, you're very WRONG. The rest of the world doesn't use the metric system. I believe that Liberia and Myanmar (Burma) are not metric, so you fail there. Also, the rest of the world DOES NOT use DD/MM/YYYY. How about you tell that to China, Korea, Iran, Japan, Hungary, and Lithuania who all use YMD? Also, Belize still uses MDY, so yeah, you fail there also.

[limetang]

@SargentMugen ... With the help of the French.

[autumnatic123]

@SargentMugen LOL touchee

[cfcolly]

This should be called "pronounce it wrong book" or "making more people stupid book"

[blarghalarg]

When spelled aluminum it is pronounced aluminum.

When spelled aluminium it is pronounced aluminium.

[meiwannacookies]

Actually, the word used to be "Aluminum" for everyone. But some people in Europe thought it would be easier to change it to match the periodic table. Americans use the original spelling/pronunciation of it. Get over it.

[bvaia]

ALOO MIN IUM DUMB BASTARDS



[the1janitor]

its spelled differently in America, get over it pussies

[Oldjohn52]

the issue is whether or not the second "i" belongs. If it does, then obviously the UK folks are right. If it does not, then they aren't. My periodic table says "aluminum" dont know if the folks at the chemistry textbook got it right or not.

[joyceparsons99]

Yeah, it's pronounced like that when you spell it wrong.

[Cookie8462]

Al-you-min-ee-um

[boeingt]

its like that when you spell it wrong

[philinator71]

i say a-lu-min-um(emphasis on the min)

[qazxswec123450]

its actually pronounced AL YOU MIN E UM, ask the aussies you stupid ARE MERRY CANS

[blahwinkel]

You've spelled aluminium wrong.

[MrGoatflakes]

no

[azlee19]

is deez engrish?

[timeparadox888]

You people should look up the definition of "dialect" before you start complaining that English is superior to English.

[nofallyaqoo]

LOL, So American make Video About How To Pronounce Words ?

LoL @ Americans Lol

[yumenokokoro1]

i find that so strange! ><

[startrekwarsmixguy]

potass-IUM uran-IUM pluton-IUM einstein-IUM californ-IUM ununpent-IUM rutherford-IUM magnes-IUM scand-IUM gall-IUM franc-IUM rubid-IUM rad-IUM thor-IUM calc-IUM titan-IUM caes-IUM sod-IUM thall-IUM neodyn-IUM neptun-IUM osm-IUM irid-IUM lith-IUM beryll-IUM stront-IUM bar-IUM actin-IUM cer-IUM yttr-IUM chrom-IUM hafn-IUM seaborg-IUM ind-IUM nobel-IUM gadolin-IUM prometh-IUM terb-IUM zircon-IUM dubn-IUM rhen-IUM dyspros-IUM protactin-IUM berkel-IUM mendelev-IUM notice the pattern? ALUMIN-IUM

[flyingmysticaldj]

@startrekwarsmixguy CopPER. GoLD. LeAD. ArGON. NeON. TungSTEN. MerCURY. HydroGEN. BorON. CarbON. ManganESE. IrON. TiN. AstatINE. BismUTH. PlatinUM. AluminUM. WHERE IS YOUR GOD NOW?

[startrekwarsmixguy]

@flyingmysticaldj there are acceptions to every rule, irregular verbs for example, but Aluminium is a regular verb so to speak, so it follows the pattern.

[flyingmysticaldj]

@startrekwarsmixguy First, Aluminum is not a verb. It is a noun. Second, since there are exceptions to every rule then Aluminum can be one of those exceptions. Right? But in all seriousness this argument is pointless. Both ways are correct. It's like color and colour, it all depends on where you are. English is a diverse language.

[startrekwarsmixguy]

@flyingmysticaldj touché

[SirAvalord]

@startrekwarsmixguy Just because it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck doesn't mean it is a duck.

[Sclunger]

@startrekwarsmixguy What's your point?

[startrekwarsmixguy]

@Sclunger according to the methodology of naming elements regarding those to be named after the descovery of diiferent elements as elements rather than simply materials, the element should have the suffix IUM, therfore the element Aluminum, derived from the mineral Bauxite would be incorrectly named, the suffix IUM is not present, the element could be named alumium, however this would not adequely reflect the property after which it is named, Alumen, meaning a bitter salt taste.

[Sclunger]

@startrekwarsmixguy Thank you.

[Denshuu]

OI WOT WOT AMERICOONTS KINT PRONNCE ANYTHIN RIGHT INNIT. OI BRUV. BRUV.

[sminmorph]

WHAT THE HELL IS AN ALUMINUM FALCON?

[Phantomwrks]

@sminmorph Eww, you must smell like feet wrapped in leathery burnt bacon!

[SQUIZZLER24]

Oh my god, you Americans as so fucking stupid.

It's pronounced;

"Fos-fur-us"

[UTUBEAJ24682]

@SQUIZZLER24 Oh my gosh, people like you get on my nerves, calling all Americans stupid. I guess it takes one to know one.

[UTUBEAJ24682]

@SQUIZZLER24 And besides, if an American didn't know that was how you pronounced it, that does not make ALL Americans stupid. I'm 13 and American, and I knew how to pronounce that. It's not a hard word to pronounce anyway.

[SQUIZZLER24]

@UTUBEAJ24682 Clearly, you actually *are* stupid, even though what I said was supposed to be a joke. One you failed to understand, apparently.

[UTUBEAJ24682]

@SQUIZZLER24 Oh, well I'm sorry that I don't have the same sense of humor as you. You call me stupid, I'm not going do take it as a joke. I don't know, maybe I'm full of myself.So my bad for taking it the wrong way, let's joke around some more!

You British are so retarded!

It's pronounced;

"Ti-tan-ium"

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA LOL LOL LOL LOL ROFL OMG OMG *wipes away tear*

(sarcasm)

[SQUIZZLER24]

@UTUBEAJ24682 Yeah, thanks for the '(sarcasm)' bit there. Not sure my tiny British brain would have got that.

And nice effort with the whole 'turning the joke around' thing, it worked fantastically. Immitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

That's IM-MIT-A-SHUN

[LurkingCrassZero]

lol, wrong! Glad people have been knowledgeable enough to state exactly why also ;-)

[3PAKK]

fucking stupid americans -,-

[thevideoguy666]

@3PAKK Suck my fucking dick you rotten-teethed, tea and crumpet consuming piece of European trash.

[Volti102]

@thevideoguy666 You know, There is nothing wrong with our teeth... Although we do like a good cup of tea with a crumpet.

[94981745]

@thevideoguy666 Thats "toothed" not "teethed", imbecile.

[thepintsizedgab]

@thevideoguy666

It's actually rotten-toothed, but you probably wouldn't know that considering your awfully crass use of language.

[xXMoLtEnMaStAXx]

WRONG!! al-yoo-min-ee-um

[InternetLad]

al-you-min-e-um.

[captain0ldy0da]

AL-U-MIN-I-UM

Al-oo-min-ee-um.

Noob.

[TerraShock10]

So THATS what Illuninum is... Its pronouced 'Al-i-min-i-um'.

[xRoughDayx]

your pronouncing it wrong O.o

[Spartan4521]

HERP DERP THAT'S NOT THE WAY I PRONOUNCE IT

HURR DURR I HATE YOU

[timeparadox888]

You'd better post the British English pronunciation too or we'll have a comment flame war over which form of English is superior.

[Pangie293]

... AL-YOU-MIN-E-UM.

[iamgarrett]

Everyone complaining that this pronunciation is not proper English: if you go the channel page, you'll see that "pronunciationbook" explains AMERICAN pronunciations. This is the proper pronunciation for the standard dialect of United States English.

[jloae]

@iamgarrett But why would anyone in their right mind ever want the american pronunciation is that is the WRONG way to say the words. Also saying a word wrong does not count as dialect dumbass

[iamgarrett]

@jloae Hahaha, take a linguistics course. Language is arbitrary, and the "correct" pronunciation is relative. The pronunciations and spellings of the American dialect are only "wrong" when in an area that uses a different dialect. Saying that American English is wrong is the same thing as saying that Latin American Spanish is wrong because they don't speak Castilian Spanish. And why would anyone want to speak American English? Because they live in America, and value communication.

[140jeff15834]

@iamgarrett Most sensible post on this entire section.

[Willdostyles]

Lol you retard xD. . Its an English derived word which is actualy spelt WITH the extra I so "Aluminium"

But however if you ask an ozzie they will say Aluminium, ask a swede how they where taught to say it and they will say Aluminium, like wise with almost every other Europeon country that is taught ENGLISH. So plz, dont start correcting OUR language that you speak. Its known as English world wide and not american for a reason

[Emanresu56]

I have never heard it pronounced Ah Lu Min EE Um, so I don't know where that comes from.

[IxTeejxI]

@Emanresu56 it comes from the english spelling of the word, not the way that the americans changed it. if you look at the proper english spelling its spelt aluminium not aluminum. thats why americans pronounce it differently.

[crazy123atom]

You Americans get so lazy with your words sometimes. Like saying "Toob" instead of "Choob".

[supahhfreak]

Theres no wrong or right way to say it. It depends on how you WANT to say it. Stfu.

[Wiintendoh]

lol at all the butthurt people disliking tis vid

[Wiintendoh]

lol at all the butthurt people disliking tis vid

[cookiemonster058]

NO.

AL-U-MIN-EE-UM.

[ibitethedust]

AL YU MIN NEE UM :3

[Gilmerrambo]

All the people bitching about word changes: Where the hell do you think English came from?

Oh, that's right...from the altering of other words.

[strongyang]

american: Aluminum (ah lu mee nem)

British: Aluminium (Ah lu min neeum)

[durane42]

You guys. He's telling us how to pronounce "aluminum." It clearly says so in the description. If he were telling us how to pronounce "aluminium," (which, by the way, my browser doesn't even recognize as a real word) it would say so.

[TheGubtodi]

its al-u-min-ium.

[Nugard123]

RAGHRgAHRGAHG! it's ALUMINIUM!!

[Roughnegg]

in post soviet country we say more like Aluminiyum

[SuperCherry3000]

No, no, no O_o AL-loo-MIN-ium! That's how we say it in the UK anyway :)

[groovylocks]

@SuperCherry3000 this is one case where i believe the brits are wrong. If you look at how it's spelled, it doesn't follow that that extra I is in there.

[groovylocks]

@SuperCherry3000 i might be wrong though.. because that "u" could have license to get funky..

[SuperCherry3000]

@groovylocks Haha :L I guess xD

[MrTztokjad]

I live in the United States and still pronounce it Aluminium instead of Aluminum. The original is the true pronunciation since the IUPAC says it that way.

[Snowgoon901]

Aluminum > Aluminium

[nisbahmumtaz909]

@Snowgoon901

IUPAC > Whatever

[Jonny123898]

Wtf that's not right.

It's Al-you-min-ee-um

[ThePurpleLlama97]

@Jonny123898 That's how I say it too. Maybe he's not from England..

[MrFapitalism]

Milk argument.

[BoogsterSU2]

Jony Ive keeps pronouncing it /AL-loo-MIN-ium/.

[laura195116]

no its al-yoo-mi-nee-um

[Jorjeca]

ALUMINIUM

[feralferret]

Official world/English spelling: Aluminium.

Phonetic: Ah Lu Min EE Um.

[strongyang]

@feralferret

that's british, American pronouns and spells differently

[feralferret]

Yes, but the American version isn't the correct spelling used in the outer world, dear boy.

Even the Americans called it Aluminium until they forgot how to spell it.

[strongyang]

@feralferret

whatever floats your boat son

[TacoPluss]

@ConanGabe It's either Aluminum (Incorrect american version)

or Aliminium.

[sw33t65]

I do not want to hear how the Australians pronounce Aluminum EVER again!

[krissyeh]

Bloody yanks love to change everything.

They can't even spell colour.

[Xbox360Gamer09]

@krissyeh

Color, Armor, Humor, etc etc etc.

[MinisterMenace]

@krissyeh It's spelled "color" ya faggot

[krissyeh]

@MinisterMenace

Oh the poor little yob has got all upset. So go crawl back under your mammies colourful dress.

[GodOfUnbelief]

It's Alum(I)nium

[c44miles]

And the English people did not create the language, The Anglo-Saxons did. They were a Germanic tribe. Until that happened the English spoke Celtic languages.

[c44miles]

The name of the element aluminum was changed to aluminum in all English speaking countries except The United States. He is clearly spelling it right in AMERICAN ENGLISH.

[MrMrMcguinness]

As Biffy Clyro sing "it's pronounced al-yu-min-ee-um because there's an i right next to the u and m. So right it down slowly and say it out fast". Song is born on a horse

[WorldSacred]

Hello Mr Aluminium. How are you today?

Mr Aluminium: Not too bad. But I got verbally raped by some Americans again.

[WorldSacred]

Spelling fail.

[Chasaurus]

Guys, isn't it weird how this account isn't based in the UK? Yeah, weird, huh?

[ctfmonexe]

usa is dominate

[BadgerCheese94]

Aluminium!! You don't call Titanium Titanum!!

[StereoApple]

I hate to defend Americanisms, but the element was originally called Aluminum (as it is currently called in America) and then British scientists changed it to Aluminium so that the 'ium' suffix was the same as in elements such as Strontium

[gamblemadman]

@StereoApple Actually Humphrey Davy (who established the existence of aluminium) originally named it Alumium (no "n"). It was later (for less than a year) changed to Aluminum but then Davy eventually agreed with Aluminium for the official spelling.

The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) spells it Aluminium which makes the spelling the international standard, therefore most of the world spells it this way.

Aluminium was also the accepted spelling in the U.S.A until 1925.

[WythenshawePhil]

@gamblemadman Interesting. Thanks for the info mate!

[GeneStarwind09]

I think a dictionary would help "illuminate" your uneducated brains.

[JumperEMann]

ya but in england its a-lu-minium

[Koopsas]

@JumperEMann thats for that, i was about to say that after this video made me sigh a big sigh.

[Denshuu]

LOL @ all the mad British people. Do you say "Platineeyum" too?

[AlwaysYou95]

There are two pronunciations. "a loo min um" and "Al u min ume"

[moccaolive]

Yes, that's correct..but for the same substancial element, there is another name in English outside North America; "Aluminium". It is prounounced as "ӕlə|mɪniəm". "I" sound before "U" is pronounced.

[Atma505]

sure is european in here

[y2kenh]

do ozzies seriously spell it aluminium? <- see that? Spell checker disagrees... but then again it's American. I'm driving everyone at the dealership crazy because I keep saying Hee yoon de.

[gamblemadman]

@RadimirWackytov LOL ... touche

[DivineBanana]

the english pronounce it as AH-LOO-MIN-E-UM and they invented the language so i guess they are right

[MaddehpirateHunter]

I'm American.. but I love the real pronounciation... ALUMINIUM!

[Tundraboy05]

As always, the british people have a problem with the american accent. typical.

it's "alu-min-um" if you're american.

it's however they say it across the pond.

[Tundraboy05]

@gamblemadman the video has nothing to do with spelling. typical brits.

[gamblemadman]

@Tundraboy05 Relax ... it was a joke.

[Tundraboy05]

@gamblemadman You expect people to take that as a joke?

[gamblemadman]

@Tundraboy05 Yup ... mabe you need to lighten up a little.

[Tundraboy05]

@gamblemadman Do I?

[gamblemadman]

@Tundraboy05 lol... yup.

Im going to bed now, its been fun talking to you dude. Mabe we can carry on this thrilling conversation tomorrow.

Or we could do lunch on thursday? My treat.

Bye for now.

[Tundraboy05]

@gamblemadman We could, but I get off at 7.

I understood the fact that it was a joke, don't get me wrong. You didn't have to call us 'yanks.'

[Dantesdoom]

@gamblemadman and canadians....we americans arent alone.

[MusicalEutopia]

@Dantesdoom It has two pronunciations in Canada: aluminum and aluminium. The American version is informal, however, but that will soon change.

[acejammer888]

Ah-luh-man-num

[NatSams10]

Brits.

Al-u-mini-um, or Al-uh-mini-um.

Yanks.

Alu-min-uh-mm.

[Davestrider100]

AL-U-MINIUM GET IT RIGHT FUCKO!

[demJem09]

al-uhh-min-ee-uhm.

[machimanta]

@demJem09 dude, thats not the USA spelling. I know it's different though, but I am sure this video was for USA.

[amerigovespucci]

Bollocks, more like

[robin8110]

Aluminium

[RapFan275]

OH FUCK GUYS WERE PRONOUNCING THE WORD DIFFERENTLY THAN THE BRITISH DIALECT . THE WHOLE ENTIRE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IS RUINED!

[blingadude]

@RapFan275 We're*. And yes, you are.

[avielMenter]

Why can you people not accept that pronunciations and, yes, even spellings are different between different countries? Why is it that there can only be one way, globally, to say or spell something?

[AbzRomanLewinsky]

For The Dumb People Who Are Making Fun Of British People! We Created The English Language So Speak It How Is Spoken Or Make Your Own!