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After all these years I fail to understand how people seemingly versed in the subject are still spelling Etherium with an "i" instead of an "e". I wonder if all

After all these years I fail to understand how people seemingly versed in the subject are still spelling Etherium with an "i" instead of an "e". I wonder if all the occurrences of the error are made by people of the same linguistic origin. Out of pure curiosity, I wonder if you could share if you're an English native ? If so, it would rule out this hypothesis. If you are not an English native, would you share your mother tongue with me ? I myself am (an admittedly nosey) French.

AStonesThrow 1y ago
Partly because that is how it’s spelled in Magic: the Gathering; the Ethereum founders say: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethereum#Founding_(2013%E2%80%932014) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethereum#Founding_(2013%E2%80%... Buterin chose the name Ethereum after browsing a list of elements from science fiction on Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fictional_elements,_materials,_isotopes_and_subatomic_particles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fictional_elements,_ma... Also, “Ethereum” looks like a misspelling to me; even though we’ve got “petroleum” and “linoleum” my instinct is to replace it with the more common “-ium” ending from the Periodic Table. However, I have never been inclined to pronounce or spell “Dubai” with a diaresis, because it’s an Arabic word with a diphthong. I am a native speaker of American English, second language Spanish; polyglot including proficiency in Latin, Italian, Greek, Sanskrit, and Semitic family.
- popol12 1y ago
  Interesting, thanks. About Dubai, in french it would be pronounced "Du-bay" without the diaresis. It is not ambiguous in english though, but it never occurred to me !
beeflet 1y ago
I'm well-versed in cryptocurrency topics, but not well-versed in ethereum-related topics. I am an english native, I probably picked up the -ium suffix because that's how elements are usually written.

AStonesThrow 1y ago

Partly because that is how it’s spelled in Magic: the Gathering; the Ethereum founders say: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethereum#Founding_(2013%E2%80%932014) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethereum#Founding_(2013%E2%80%... Buterin chose the name Ethereum after browsing a list of elements from science fiction on Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fictional_elements,_materials,_isotopes_and_subatomic_particles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fictional_elements,_ma... Also, “Ethereum” looks like a misspelling to me; even though we’ve got “petroleum” and “linoleum” my instinct is to replace it with the more common “-ium” ending from the Periodic Table. However, I have never been inclined to pronounce or spell “Dubai” with a diaresis, because it’s an Arabic word with a diphthong. I am a native speaker of American English, second language Spanish; polyglot including proficiency in Latin, Italian, Greek, Sanskrit, and Semitic family.

popol12 1y ago
Interesting, thanks. About Dubai, in french it would be pronounced "Du-bay" without the diaresis. It is not ambiguous in english though, but it never occurred to me !

beeflet 1y ago

I'm well-versed in cryptocurrency topics, but not well-versed in ethereum-related topics. I am an english native, I probably picked up the -ium suffix because that's how elements are usually written.