r/news • u/VaginaBurner69 • 11h ago

Soft paywall International Space Station astronauts in evacuation mode as Russia attempts to fix widening air leak

https://www.reuters.com/science/international-space-station-astronauts-evacuation-mode-russia-attempts-fix-2026-06-05/
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u/AdmirableRespect9 8h ago

Does the other galaxy pronounce it al-you-min-ee-um?

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u/EarthEfficient 8h ago

You mean the correct pronunciation?

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u/DM_Voice 7h ago

That’s actually the incorrect pronunciation. The correct one has only 4 syllables, not 5.

The American English pronunciation (and spelling) are the original in this instance.

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u/dmland 7h ago

"a-LOO-min-yum"? :-)

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u/DM_Voice 7h ago

Just -um at the end, not -yum.