Don’t forget that in Brit-speak the metal is spelt “aluminium” . The “i” is in the spelling, so it’s not really very surprising that it’s in the pronunciation too.
We certainly pronounce the “i” in lithium, uranium, and all the rest of the *iums.
Or did you not know that and were instead nitpicking cluelessly? One of the little things which bug me.
Actually, most Britons pronounce aluminium aloo-MIN-yum in my experience. Also, second vowel is close to a schwa. Doesn’t match either platinum or uranium.
Aluminium = AL-yu-MIN-ee-um
Pet parent. Not unless you’ve got a tail.
Sally Fields
I’ve just discovered a little thing that bugs me.
Spelt. It’s just so wrong.
I saw an annoying caption on a picture of a dog on Facebook: "“Her [the dog’s] mom couldn’t ask for a better four legged daughter around her human children.” :smack:
Ugh! This. So much. Also the phrase, “fur babies”.
“Oh, you’re such a good dog mom.”
“Nope, I’m a good dog owner.”
“Oh, your fur babies must have missed you so much while you were gone.”
“No, but I’m sure my dogs and cats missed me.”
Of course it’s wrong. It’s Brit-speak, like aluminium and colour.
Or, equally validly, it’s absolutely right if you’re a Brit in Britain; it’s those dumb Yanks with their aluminum and color and all the rest of their linguistic and spelling abominations. Long live RP and the Queen’s English!!
Woman knows how to enjoy a salad though.
I see what you did there. 
Sadly, the English invented a language they cannot speak. :dubious:
Could of, should of, I’ve seen these in actual books. Makes me crazy. Also one of my coworkers uses the word ideal when she means idea. How can anyone be that stupid?
It really tweaks me when people in business use the word optics when they mean appearances. It’s pretentious and stupid. Stop it.
Fortunately, I have never heard that.
I was initially annoyed by folks calling a video tape or a DVD a “video”, but I got over it.
Pretentious people who say things like utilize instead of the simple straightforward word use.
Actually, it’s sometimes helpful – anytime I see the word utilize, it tells me the speaker/writer is a pompous ass.
That reply is problematic. :dubious:
You’ve got another thing coming.
I still prefer this. It makes more sense and is more grammatically satisfying than “think”.
I have always thought that “another think coming” sounded stupid. “Another thing coming”, as in, “You are wrong and what you did not expect will happen.”
If you thought that I would not contest your post, you have another thing coming.