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Thread: Open Letter to the US of A - Independence Cancelled! |
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Former Member
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hhhmm... (still scratching my head as to what was offending  )'It's now very common to hear people say, "I'm rather offended by that", as if that gives them certain rights. It's no more than a whine. It has no meaning, it has no purpose, it has no reason to be respected as a phrase. "I'm offended by that." Well, so eff'ing what?'  oh, I'm quoting a famous Brit ... Stephen Fry.  |
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Former Member
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we have petrol truck stops....but then again we have gas stations too..
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KWSN - A Shrubbery
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... and drive on parkways and park in driveways...
----------------------------------------Gas is short for Gasoline. Being restricted to British English, however, the misunderstanding is perfectly understood.  Distributed computing volunteer since September 27, 2000 |
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Former Member
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...three of the more confusing phrases between the two sides of the pond -
1. "the motion has been tabled....." In UK means the motion will be discussed, US it won't. 2. In UK - "The student used a rubber to delete the word, in US.....well you know!  3. UK - "The play went like a bomb" (It was very very popular. In US just the opposite! |
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Former Member
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... and drive on parkways and park in driveways... Gas is short for Gasoline. Being restricted to British English, however, the misunderstanding is perfectly understood. That's why some US Americans that visited me here put gasolio in their Hertz petrol car and 3 miles on came to a halt. We put up a road sign to their cubical whilst here "--> Gasoline Alley". :D |
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Former Member
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Over here it used to be called DERV, normally applied to Lorries, but thank fully with the increase in cars using diesel it has been mainly dropped!
DERV Diesel Engine Road Vehicle |
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David Autumns
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I heard that Bono from U2 has spent so much time in the good old US of A
----------------------------------------that he can spell colour ...with or without U (my favourite  ) Sitting here just wishing I could have my own July 4th 1776 Nothing has changed since then and you guys on the other side of the pond... were right Tyres with a y they are not needing sleep 21 miles across the Channel (We are never quite happy with 34 Km) but it's true that 3463 miles ... is shorter Do the Maths <-- with an S (   ) [Edit 1 times, last edit by David Autumns at Jan 13, 2013 1:14:29 PM] |
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David Autumns
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We stopped using Gallons (imp) a while back (now Litres <--RE
---------------------------------------- ) because £5.95 a Gallon ($9.60) for Petrol (Gasoline)... would feel like extortion.  [Edit 2 times, last edit by David Autumns at Jan 13, 2013 1:29:06 PM] |
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Grendel90
Advanced Cruncher Wales, UK Joined: Jun 8, 2007 Post Count: 54 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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If Gas is short for Gasoline, what is it that is used for cooking? (Unless of course you use an electric stove/hob/oven...)
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Former Member
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we at times also give various forms/types of gas.
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