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  • Al 'uhm (like aluminum)

    11 25.58%

  • A 'lum (like Alumni)

    32 74.42%
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  1. 01-08-2009, 12:14 AM #11
    Milton Man
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    Thanks guys - at least now I know!

    This is all about learning, right? This is what I love about shaving and this forum in particular...great way to go to bed less stupid

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  2. 01-08-2009, 01:54 AM #12
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    al-em is how ive always said it
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  3. 01-08-2009, 01:56 PM #13
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    OK, that's all well and good. Now how does one pronounce razor?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Philadelph View Post
    It's neither supposedly-

    alum definition | Dictionary.com

    alum - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

    You can click the little icon to hear the pronunciation there. I did this at a couple different online dictionaries and it came up the same- Al (as in the name) ' em or... Al ' um (sounds like it to me).
    thats probably like some people say al u mini um . instead of aloomenum.
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  5. 01-08-2009, 04:46 PM #15
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    I have always gone with Arabic (from which the English word is derived) pronunciation: Al-hloum. The gutteral "hl" comes from the back of the throat.
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  6. 01-08-2009, 04:52 PM #16
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    Just kidding! I guess it gets its name from its chemical composition: aluminum potassium sulfate, K2SO4·Al2(SO4)3·24H2O.
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  7. 01-09-2009, 12:35 AM #17
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    I actually just pronounce it "sting stuff"
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  8. 01-15-2009, 09:46 PM #18
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wildtim View Post
    I'm not sure Aluminum is the right word to compare with ( thoug I can't think of another)

    We pronounce it: uh loo man um

    While I hear the BBC pronounce it: al loo min ium
    alum is pronounced: AL luhm

    aluminum is kpronounced: ah LOO ma num

    but I also call a creek: crick

    and warsh my clothes
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