Comment on How to speak to a vaccine sceptic: research reveals what works

Geodad@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  “Sceptic” is the correct spelling in the UK where Nature is headquartered.

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  • Geodad@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I’ll accept that when they stop pronouncing aluminum as “alumimium”.

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    • Dasus@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      But all the other elements are -iums as well, so aluminium makes more sense.

      Regards someone from neither country

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      • Geodad@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        But all the other elements are -iums

        Hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus…

        There are many elements that don’t end in - ium. The rule is that whoever discovers the element gets to name it.

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      • moobythegoldensock@infosec.pub ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        All of them? Are you sure?

        On an unrelated note, apparently the Eagles “Their Greatest Hits” album was certified 38x Platinium.

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• Grass@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  vaccine sgeptick

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