Posted by D Walford on July 20, 2009, 7:05 am
Qanset wrote:
> Noddy wrote:
>>
>>> In the American dialect "petrol" is short for "petroleum." Since you
>>> know nothing of our society, I can understand your confusion.
>>
>> Hmm...
>>
>> I've been to the US twice. Once because I actually wanted to go, and
>> once because I didn't but had to. Both trips were centred around car
>> stuff. Both times I met some interesting people and saw some
>> interesting sights, but I never once heard anyone mention petrol at
>> all. In fact, when I mentioned it on occasion it was met with
>> curiosity by some as they had no idea what I was talking about. I had
>> to resort to the American term of "gas" so people could understand
>> what I was talking about.
>>
>> Diesel was "diesel", wherever you went.
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Noddy.
>>
> The yanks refer to Petrol as gasoline
It makes sense when they call it gasoline but it doesn't make sense when
its abbreviated to "gas".
Daryl
Posted by Elmo P. Shagnasty on July 20, 2009, 11:25 am
> > The yanks refer to Petrol as gasoline
>
> It makes sense when they call it gasoline but it doesn't make sense when
> its abbreviated to "gas".
Apples and pears? THAT makes sense?
It's hilarious to watch people who live by rhyming slang make fun of
someone shortening "gasoline" to "gas".
Posted by D Walford on July 20, 2009, 12:20 pm
Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
>
>>> The yanks refer to Petrol as gasoline
>> It makes sense when they call it gasoline but it doesn't make sense when
>> its abbreviated to "gas".
>
> Apples and pears? THAT makes sense?
>
Not to me, apples and pears are fruits, do you think it means something
else?
> It's hilarious to watch people who live by rhyming slang make fun of
> someone shortening "gasoline" to "gas".
Who lives by rhyming slang?
You need to get out more and find out about the real world instead of
believing what you see on TV.
Daryl
Posted by Elmo P. Shagnasty on July 20, 2009, 1:12 pm
> > It's hilarious to watch people who live by rhyming slang make fun of
> > someone shortening "gasoline" to "gas".
>
> Who lives by rhyming slang?
You do.
Posted by D Walford on July 21, 2009, 12:39 am
Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
>
>>> It's hilarious to watch people who live by rhyming slang make fun of
>>> someone shortening "gasoline" to "gas".
>> Who lives by rhyming slang?
>
> You do.
Utter crap.
That may have had some truth 50 or more yrs ago but its certainly not
true now.
Daryl
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>>
>>> In the American dialect "petrol" is short for "petroleum." Since you
>>> know nothing of our society, I can understand your confusion.
>>
>> Hmm...
>>
>> I've been to the US twice. Once because I actually wanted to go, and
>> once because I didn't but had to. Both trips were centred around car
>> stuff. Both times I met some interesting people and saw some
>> interesting sights, but I never once heard anyone mention petrol at
>> all. In fact, when I mentioned it on occasion it was met with
>> curiosity by some as they had no idea what I was talking about. I had
>> to resort to the American term of "gas" so people could understand
>> what I was talking about.
>>
>> Diesel was "diesel", wherever you went.
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Noddy.
>>
> The yanks refer to Petrol as gasoline