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[-] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

“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@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

ACKSHULLY, I was referring to "aluminum" as opposed to "aluminium."

[-] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago

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

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Easier to say than “aluminium

Is the comment I was replying to.

[-] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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'.

[-] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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

[-] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year 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@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

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

[-] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

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

[-] Zeoic@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

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

[-] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I mean up as in on a map.

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

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