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Anonymous Sun 05 Sep 20:38:47 2021 No.13607326 View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>13607358 >>13607438 >>13609326 >>13609331 >>13610084 >>13610200

why is it pronounced and spelled potassium if potash is the root? why don't we say potashium?

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Anonymous Sun 05 Sep 2021 20:49:20 No.13607358 Report

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>>13607326
bump for interesht

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Anonymous Sun 05 Sep 2021 20:56:39 No.13607384 Report

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>not calling it kalium like the rest of the civilized world

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Anonymous Sun 05 Sep 2021 20:57:59 No.13607388 Report

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>>13607384
isn't kalium what they mined on mars in total recall? it sounds cool.

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Anonymous Sun 05 Sep 2021 21:10:14 No.13607438 Report

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>>13607326
Maybe because official etymology is often false.

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Anonymous Sun 05 Sep 2021 22:11:45 No.13607647 Report

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I'm going to be shpeaking potashium into exishtence

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Anonymous Sun 05 Sep 2021 23:06:12 No.13607779 Report

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>trying to make sense of English

It's bastard French (which is bastard latin) split with bastard German mixed with bastard Nordic and Celtic here and there.

I like it tho.

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Anonymous Mon 06 Sep 2021 12:13:58 No.13609326 Report

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>>13607326
good to see that you're actually alive sean connery

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Anonymous Mon 06 Sep 2021 12:16:57 No.13609331 Report

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>>13607326
>>13607384
I personally prefer kotassium

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Anonymous Mon 06 Sep 2021 12:23:14 No.13609342 Report

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i got ur pot ash right here bro

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Anonymous Mon 06 Sep 2021 16:41:00 No.13610084 Report

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>>13607326
i see what you did there.
well played.

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Anonymous Mon 06 Sep 2021 17:24:46 No.13610200 Report

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>>13607326
Scientists liked latin, they grew up reading it.

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