tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post8101403823612626585..comments2024-03-28T16:31:54.494-04:00Comments on Borepatch: Names are a biatchBorepatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-37980151536143505912013-01-11T18:57:09.494-05:002013-01-11T18:57:09.494-05:00Even old New York, was once New Amsterdam...Even old New York, was once New Amsterdam...southtexaspistolerohttp://thesouthtexaspistolero.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-45386052117875362002013-01-09T19:09:38.978-05:002013-01-09T19:09:38.978-05:00"believe "Aluminum" is the official..."believe "Aluminum" is the official name of the element now."<br /><br />Try telling the Brits that, though.Rick Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-86293325715192016932013-01-09T13:47:36.277-05:002013-01-09T13:47:36.277-05:00I'm okay with that invention naming style, as ...I'm okay with that invention naming style, as I'm sure are Messrs. Mosin, Nagant, Tokarev, Makarov, Kalashnikov, Maxim, Lewis, Gatling...Dave Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04813274491601970838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-42532292102000402502013-01-09T12:39:52.658-05:002013-01-09T12:39:52.658-05:00I do believe it is Humphry Davy,who gave us the na...I do believe it is Humphry Davy,who gave us the name of Aluminum, or as he called it Aluminium, attaching the "ium" as in other metals' names (e.g."Radium" "Thorium". Americans dropped the "i", and I believe "Aluminum" is the official name of the element now.libertymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13987591250148492879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-608371765816103682013-01-09T12:30:19.126-05:002013-01-09T12:30:19.126-05:00That was back in the day when names actually MEANT...That was back in the day when names actually MEANT something... now it's all acronyms... sighOld NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.com