>Using the erroneous di- form is the _opposite_ of pedantic!
> Nicholas Bodley wrote:
>
> >Indeed. (You remind me of the spoofs about dihydrogen monoxide, btw.)
> >
> >
> That always bugged me. The idea of such a spoof is good, but the
> terminology is needlessly verbose. It's just hydrogen oxide, plain and
> simple. Hydrogen sulfide is H2S, hydrogen peroxide is H2O2, etc... No
> need to be pedantic about it.