It was called Aluminum first by the chap that discovered it, then he changed it to Aluminium. American spellings are different to British ones in general because Daniel Webster changed how words were spelt when he compiled his dictionary, he wanted to simplify English spellings.
Galnet uses ASP, so there you go. They also use Laser, not LASER so it all balances out [SUB]Z[/SUB]EN like.![]()
I wouldn't worry about it. I heard someone talking about a "Cobra McEye-eye-eye".
Well its AlumiNIUM not Aluminum.
"Hey Professor - what does 'Ethics' mean?"
I assume GalNet evolved from the Grauniad.
Oo, I know this one: Ethics is a county in England, north-east of London. It borders the counties of Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south and London to the south-west.
Just a little joke for our UK posters...
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+1 rep for the Grauniad mention! I wondered where the GalNet journalists trained at.![]()
Ethics polytechnic of Aluminum?
You're right but I wouldn't hold your breath for some people to change, it's not just Asp but the quality of spelling and grammar on the forums seems to have plummeted in the last month or so.
Asp is the name of a certain snake species in which case many ships in ED are named after various snake species. Many people say "ASP" instead of "Asp", but A-S-P doesn't stand for anything. For crying out loud I even see the let's play ED videos with the gamer saying A-S-P instead of Asp. Seriously, go Google up 'asp snake' for verification. Come on guys, this is ridiculous.
Asp is the name of a certain snake species in which case many ships in ED are named after various snake species. Many people say "ASP" instead of "Asp", but A-S-P doesn't stand for anything. For crying out loud I even see the let's play ED videos with the gamer saying A-S-P instead of Asp. Seriously, go Google up 'asp snake' for verification. Come on guys, this is ridiculous.
Why do you hate America sir?
Urgh - that's a bannable word! They are universities - and you shall treat them with the respect they deserve!
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Sorry but I went to Leicester Polytechnic (now De Montfort university) and then Leeds Polytechnic (Now Beckett University), aah! yes you're right with the bling name change...respect...sniggers!