Aluminium vs. aluminum Why are there two different ...
Aluminum in North America is pronounced "uh-LOOM-i-num". One-for-one correspondence between the letters and the syllables. In Britain and her colonies Aluminium is pronounced "al-oo-MIN-e-um" again with the syllables corresponding to the letters. The stress in the middle is consistent in both cases to 4 and 5 syllable prosody rules.
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