Re: costco honda generator

[Eeyore]

Probably due to the same thing that causes Brits to think that
automobiles have wings...

And what do you call them ? Want to argue over bumper / fender too? The fact is
that GAS is not a LIQUID. Ever heard of a 'phase diagram' ? SOLID, LIQUID, GAS

Graham

 

[Steve Daniels]

And what do you call them ? Want to argue over bumper / fender too? The fact is
that GAS is not a LIQUID. Ever heard of a 'phase diagram' ? SOLID, LIQUID, GAS

Graham

What is it about Brits and their compulsion to argue? Gas, in
context, is obviously a shortened name for gasoline. I can't
believe you don't understand that, and must conclude that you are
arguing for the sake of argument.

What's up with that?

 

[Winston]

Steve Daniels wrote:

(...)

What is it about Brits and their compulsion to argue? Gas, in
context, is obviously a shortened name for gasoline. I can't
believe you don't understand that, and must conclude that you are
arguing for the sake of argument.

What's up with that?

Oh sorry. This is 'Abuse'.
'Argument' is down the hall.



--Winston

 

[Stormin Mormon]

The hell! I paid for argument, and I'm not leaving until I
get my money's worth! Now get that bloody snooty nose out of
the air, and get about business, you worthless rag!

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
..


Steve Daniels wrote:

(...)

What is it about Brits and their compulsion to argue?
Gas, in
context, is obviously a shortened name for gasoline. I
can't
believe you don't understand that, and must conclude that
you are
arguing for the sake of argument.

What's up with that?

Oh sorry. This is 'Abuse'.
'Argument' is down the hall.



--Winston

 

[Stormin Mormon]

I'm sure it was tempting to pour a bucket of gasoline onto
your stove, and inflate the fuel tank of your auto with LPG.
No telling how we survived as a species.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
..



I used to live on a farm. We had a tank of gas (gasoline)
for farm
equipment next to a tank of gas (propane) for use in the
house, It was
confusing.

 

[Smitty Two]

I used to live on a farm. We had a tank of gas (gasoline) for farm
equipment next to a tank of gas (propane) for use in the house, It was
confusing.

Really? I'm having trouble envisioning a situation that would cause any
confusion. Let's see, you tell the hired hand to go fill up the tractor
with gas, and he thinks you mean propane? You call the propane dealer
and tell him the tank is low and you need a refill, and he thinks you
mean gasoline?

Maybe it's just me, but I see the world as contextual. Multiple meanings
for the same word rarely disturb me.

 

[cj]

I'm sure it was tempting to pour a bucket of gasoline onto
your stove, and inflate the fuel tank of your auto with LPG.
No telling how we survived as a species.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
.


I used to live on a farm. We had a tank of gas (gasoline)
for farm
equipment next to a tank of gas (propane) for use in the
house, It was
confusing.

Obviously, we get by because we're not quite a "retarded" as some
people...

 

[William Wixon]

And when the kids in school ask for a rubber nobody stares, it means
eraser
<<<<<

Americans call petrol, or benzine, gas. Some cars can run on gas, you
know real gas. That does confuse.

Or pick-up when they mean collect.

or take (as in "take a dump") when they mean leave.

b.w.

 

[William Wixon]

On Aug 4, 10:05 pm

"Benzine" is German for petrol. Gasolino in Spanish. Essence in
French.
Gas in USA.
Petrol is short for petroleum spirit. ie distilled, fossilised oil.
Which sounds perfectly logical to me and causes no confusion.
I expect Goethe would have known this.



just curious, do the spanish use a shortened version of gasolino? do the
germans use slang for benzine? how about the french? i mean, u.s., gas =
gasoline, uk, petrol = petroleum, do others use shortened versions of the
word for convenience? how do russians say gasoline and do they have a short
version too?

b.w.