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Oiconomia@feddit.de to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 年前

The metric system

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The metric system

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  • Jannis@feddit.de
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    Also gas which can either be petrol or natural gas.

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      In America “gas” is short for gasoline, which is petrol.

      It’s still shit because our lazy asses do still call both types “gas”, but there is a distinction.

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        No… Gas is sort for “gasoline”, which is a refined byproduct of patroleum.

        Gasoline is “refined petroleum used as fuel for internal combustion engines.”

        Petrol is short for “patroleum”, which is a product you should never put in your car.

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        deleted by creator

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          The brand was cazeline, according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasoline#Etymology

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          Originally, yes. So were aspirin, heroin, kerosene, hovercraft, linoleum, and a bunch of other common words.

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          It is not. “Gasoline” is what Brits should call the substance they put into their vehicles. Petroleum is not what goes in them, that is just an unrefined version of gasoline.

          Edit: Petroleum, not patroleum.

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            petroleum

            ftfy

            • Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works
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              Oops, good catch! My mobile spell-check tool (swiftkey) seems to miss a lot… no idea why. It never used to do this…

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      Can also be a state of matter.

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        Or a digestion issue

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          Or a great time

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      I find this one funny, and it’s a great response to the above. Petroleum is an unrefined product. It makes no sense for the Brits to call gasoline by that name.

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