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  2. Languages of Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    [2] [3] The majority of Pakistan's languages belong to the Indo-Iranian group of the Indo-European language family. [4] [5] Urdu is the national language and the lingua franca of Pakistan, and while sharing official status with English, it is the preferred and dominant language used for inter-communication between different ethnic groups.

  3. Talk:Aluminium/Spelling - Wikipedia

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    The assertion that "Aluminium is the element, Aluminum is the alloy" contradicts established scientific consensus. According to the IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry), the correct term for the element with atomic number 13 is "Aluminium". In American English, the term "Aluminum" refers to the same element, not an alloy.

  4. Talk:Aluminium/Spelling/Archive 3 - Wikipedia

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    Understood. All I was doing was reminding you that we use IUPAC spellings on Wikipedia, so there isn't much point in this discussion, as far as I can see. --John 17:45, 5 May 2010 (UTC) Three-quarters of all native English speakers use aluminum, and most of these do not even know of the aluminium form. IUPAC accepts both spellings.

  5. Pakistani English - Wikipedia

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    Pakistani English (Paklish, Pinglish, PakEng, en-PK [2] [3]) is a group of English-language varieties spoken in Pakistan and among the Pakistani diaspora. [4] English is the primary language used by the government of Pakistan, alongside Urdu, on the national level.

  6. Talk:Aluminium/Spelling/Archive 2 - Wikipedia

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    There is only one ' l ', not two. 1.) Aluminum. 2.) Aluminium. Two Ls is a mis-spelling of the word, either in American or British English. Aluminum is the more "common" perhaps, but the consensus was to use Aluminium. Either way, the anon editor's spelling with the double-ls is incorrect. Ariel ♥ Gold 16:22, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

  7. Aluminium - Wikipedia

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    Aluminium (or aluminum in North American English) is a chemical element; it has symbol Al and atomic number 13. Aluminium has a density lower than that of other common metals, about one-third that of steel. It has a great affinity towards oxygen, forming a protective layer of oxide on the surface when exposed to air.

  8. Spanish language in science and technology - Wikipedia

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    The Spanish language is one of many major languages with limited use in science and technology. The main cause of this is the proliferation of English in scientific writing, which has been ongoing since English displaced French and German as the languages of science in the first half of the 20th century. [9]

  9. History of aluminium - Wikipedia

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    Aluminium was used heavily in aircraft production and was a strategic material of extreme importance; so much so that when Alcoa (successor of Hall's Pittsburgh Reduction Company and the aluminium production monopolist in the United States at the time) did not expand its production, the United States Secretary of the Interior proclaimed in 1941 ...