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macman
on Nov 24, 2013
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Aluminium: The metal that just keeps on giving
What do the Canadans say?
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Our vocab is usually a mix of US (we're next door) and UK (Commonwealth represent) but in this case most of us use the American "aluminum".
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French speakers, however, use aluminium exclusively.
_ofdw
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Well, french speakers are a minority of Canadians, so what I said remains correct.
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