Oiconomia@feddit.de to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoThe metric systemfeddit.deimagemessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1328
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minus-squareJannis@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down2·1 year agoAlso gas which can either be petrol or natural gas.
minus-squareskulblaka@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up9·edit-21 year agoIn 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.
minus-squareMalgas@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoOriginally, yes. So were aspirin, heroin, kerosene, hovercraft, linoleum, and a bunch of other common words.
minus-squareBruce@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoThe brand was cazeline, according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasoline#Etymology
Also gas which can either be petrol or natural gas.
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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Originally, yes. So were aspirin, heroin, kerosene, hovercraft, linoleum, and a bunch of other common words.
The brand was cazeline, according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasoline#Etymology