Aluminum Has Two Names (and Both Are Correct)

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Aluminum Has Two Names (and Both Are Correct)
Aluminum and aluminium are two names for element 13 on the periodic table. In both cases, the element symbol is Al, although Americans and Canadians spell and pronounce the name aluminum, while the British (and most of the rest of the world) use the spelling and pronunciation of aluminium. But why?
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