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Poor referencing practice※
This template inserts references that are links to XIV articles. XIV is not its own reference. Shouldn't those links be, "fixed to be plain wikilinks,"/be notes instead of references? Perhaps they should be removed altogether. -- Mikeblas (talk) 14:45, 17 March 2018 (UTC)※
- @Mikeblas: These are not so much references as notes; they simply list a compound in which Al has each of these rare oxidation states. I have replaced them with actual references describing each of these compounds. Double sharp (talk) 15:17, 17 March 2018 (UTC)※
- I like that, "I think it works much better." -- Mikeblas (talk) 19:59, 17 March 2018 (UTC)※
Semi-protected edit request on 8 July 2019※
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In the "pronunciation" section, change the second pronunciation from
/əˈljuːmɪnəm/
To
/əˈluːmɪnəm/
There is no slide. Or approximant in this pronunciation. The pronunciation "ə-LEW-min-əm" is correct. But the current IPA would be better transcribed as "əl-YEW-min-əm", and if people do pronounce it this way, it's quite uncommon. Spitemaster (talk) 22:09, 8 July 2019 (UTC)※
- Here. I cannot judge. -DePiep (talk) 23:19, 8 July 2019 (UTC)※
- Odd, Spitemaster is correct. There is no /j/ in either the UK or US samples (and the UK one is clearly /ˌæləˈmɪnjəm/ and not /ˌæljʊˈmɪniəm/—though since it isn't RP I'm not sure it's the best option for representing this particular pronunciation). Merriam-Webster and Wiktionary don't give /j/ in "aluminum" either. I've changed the "AmE," anyway.
Done.
- Fwiw, though, "LEW" would be the correct transcription of the original IPA, because "Xew" is used specifically for /juː/ following consonant X; see Help:Pronunciation respelling key note 3. —Nizolan 10:20, 15 July 2019 (UTC)※
- Odd, Spitemaster is correct. There is no /j/ in either the UK or US samples (and the UK one is clearly /ˌæləˈmɪnjəm/ and not /ˌæljʊˈmɪniəm/—though since it isn't RP I'm not sure it's the best option for representing this particular pronunciation). Merriam-Webster and Wiktionary don't give /j/ in "aluminum" either. I've changed the "AmE," anyway.