No wonder I speak Canuck

[Steve M]

aluminum still makes me shake my head. (not referring to a tin foil hat) All you minniom. When I was young my mother once slapped me for saying bloody bitch. I didn't know bloody was a bad word.

[Fozzer]

aluminum still makes me shake my head. (not referring to a tin foil hat) All you minniom. When I was young my mother once slapped me for saying bloody bitch. I didn't know bloody was a bad word.

Over here: Aluminium. Al-you-min-ee-um

Over there: Aluminum. Aloo-min-um

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium

Paul... ...!

[Steve M]

aluminum still makes me shake my head. (not referring to a tin foil hat) All you minniom. When I was young my mother once slapped me for saying bloody bitch. I didn't know bloody was a bad word.

Over here: Aluminium. Al-you-min-ee-um

Over there: Aluminum. Aloo-min-um

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium

Paul... ...!

Now I understand Paul Fifty shades of nonferrous alloys.

[H]

A Classic: My middle name; "Louis".
Pronounced; Loo-ee in English.
Pronounced; Loo-iss in the USA.

Location: Saint Loo-ee/Saint Loo-iss.

It's not consistant over here. The place name is most often pronounced Loo-ee.
The same pronunciation is used by someone of French descent and others with that spelling who prefer it so. Lewis is strictly the Anglisized version and always pronounced Loo-iss.

More confusion:....Meters/Metres!

Metres is apt to be pronounced mett-ress or mett-rayz -- especially by those that don't know how to spell and confuse it with mattress.
Is a metre for an electric bed?

[Fozzer]

More confusion:....Meters/Metres!

Metres is apt to be pronounced mett-ress or mett-rayz -- especially by those that don't know how to spell and confuse it with mattress.
Is a metre for an electric bed?

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Metre/Meter: Both pronounced the same, but with different meanings and applications.

Metre: The size of an electric bed measured in Metres. (Length, Width, and thickness of the Mattress).
Metre: The height above the ground of the electric bed measured in Metres ATG (Above The Ground).
Meter: The Voltage and Current* drawn by an electric bed, measured with a Voltmeter and Ammeter.

Feet: At the end of each leg, (often contained within a pair of Socks, in the case of Homo sapiens),
and the height of the creature.

Paul....I love having fun with words!... ....!

* Currant: An exceedingly small Grape.... ...!