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What is the proper way to say aluminum?

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In recent years, the IUPAC had identified "aluminium" as the proper spelling, but it didn't catch on in North America, since the ACS used aluminum.The IUPAC periodic table presently lists both spellings and says both words are perfectly acceptable. read more

Aluminium versus aluminum Following up a Topical Words piece on the international spelling of what British English writes as sulphur, many American subscribers wrote in to ask about another element with two spellings: aluminium. read more

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