What did the creator of the GIF name them? Imagine if a bunch of people read your name wrong, then when you told them how it’s pronounced said that they don’t care, and your mom was wrong to pronounce your name that way.

[–] Voyajer@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

That's what happened to aluminium. Sir Humphrey Davey came up with aluminum in 1812 but his peers decided it wasn't classical sounding enough.

[–] CallumWells@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

He even called it "Alumium" before that, which I think is even better

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