Grinds topic of the day: herb gardens (e.g. basil)

[christiefan915]

Because it's pronounced that way, in what they refer to as the queens English. You should hear them pronounce aluminum.

I know. Al-yew-min-ee-um. I kinda like that.
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[ThatOwlWoman]

I know. Al-yew-min-ee-um. I kinda like that.
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So that's what they're saying. My late husband loved British comedies. I longed for subtitles. Can't figure out what they're saying!

[Rune]

How far afield (pun intended) we've come from discussing herb gardens. lol

It's a grind thread.
Expect to discuss herb, whores or Hispanic vigilantes.

[cancel2 2022]

I know. Al-yew-min-ee-um. I kinda like that.
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Call us old fashioned but -ium is an ending for many elements especially metals. Magnesium, chromium, sodium, potassium, lithium, thallium, radium, iridium, osmium, palladium, rhodium, titanium, uranium; polonium, thorium and beryllium to name a few!

[Mott the Hoople]

Call us old fashioned but -ium is an ending for many elements especially metals. Magnesium, chromium, sodium, potassium, lithium, thallium, radium, iridium, osmium, palladium, rhodium, titanium, uranium; polonium, thorium and beryllium to name a few!

But not carbon, fluoride, iron or Freon?

[Mott the Hoople]

Not that I was aware of, no. Guess they're just ppl trying to make a living like everyone else, only in a different field so to speak. Too bad we can't stop being all puritanical about it and make it legal.

I know. Grind could get laid then.

[Mott the Hoople]

Kill Thumper?

And take out Bambi while we’re at it.

[cancel2 2022]

But not carbon, fluoride, iron or Freon?

I think you mean fluorine! Anyway they are historic names for elements. Apart from exceptions like tantalum and the American spelling for aluminium, the majority of metals discovered in the 19th century and beyond end in -ium. Let's hear it for Californium, Americurium, Einsteinium, Cerium, Samarium, Neptunium, Fermium, Dysprosium, Terbium, Holmium, Berkelium, Yttrium, Ytterbium, Erbium.

[Mott the Hoople]

Because it's pronounced that way, in what they refer to as the queens English. You should hear them pronounce aluminum.

Oh I do all the time. A loo minnie um. Makes you want to smack them on the head with an iron bar and say “pronounce that mother fucker!”. (Jk)

[Mott the Hoople]

How far afield (pun intended) we've come from discussing herb gardens. lol

So you hate soft consonants too?

[Mott the Hoople]

It's a grind thread.
Expect to discuss herb, whores or Hispanic vigilantes.

word!

[Mott the Hoople]

I think you mean fluorine! Anyway they are historic names for elements. Apart from exceptions like tantalum and the American spelling for aluminium, the majority of metals discovered in the 19th century and beyond end in -ium. Let's here it for Californium, Americurium, Einsteinium, Cerium, Samarium, Neptunium, Fermium...

Indeed I did. You know what sucks more than soft consonants? Fucking autocorrect.

[ThatOwlWoman]

I know. Grind could get laid then.

I know I shouldn't encourage you either, but that was funny.

[christiefan915]

So that's what they're saying. My late husband loved British comedies. I longed for subtitles. Can't figure out what they're saying!

My favorite is garage. We pronounce it "guh-rozh" and Brits say "garidge", rhymes with carriage.

[christiefan915]

Call us old fashioned but -ium is an ending for many elements especially metals. Magnesium, chromium, sodium, potassium, lithium, thallium, radium, iridium, osmium, palladium, rhodium, titanium, uranium; polonium, thorium and beryllium to name a few!

We use the -ium ending for those also. I think aluminum is an outlier.