Oiconomia@feddit.de to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agoThe metric systemfeddit.deimagemessage-square18linkfedilinkarrow-up1328
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minus-squareskulblaka@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up9·edit-22 years 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-up2·2 years agoOriginally, yes. So were aspirin, heroin, kerosene, hovercraft, linoleum, and a bunch of other common words.
minus-squareBruce@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoThe brand was cazeline, according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasoline#Etymology
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