EfreetSK@lemmy.world to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 3 months agoWhat Gasoline is called around the Worldi.redd.itimagemessage-square81fedilinkarrow-up1217file-textcross-posted to: mapporn@lemmit.onlinemapporn@lemmit.online
arrow-up1217imageWhat Gasoline is called around the Worldi.redd.itEfreetSK@lemmy.world to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square81fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: mapporn@lemmit.onlinemapporn@lemmit.online
minus-squareGreyEyedGhost@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 months agoI have never filled my car’s tank with “a gas,” I fill it with gas, which is short for gasoline. That abbreviation being a homonym for gas, a chemical phase, is merely an unfortunate coincidence.
I have never filled my car’s tank with “a gas,” I fill it with gas, which is short for gasoline. That abbreviation being a homonym for gas, a chemical phase, is merely an unfortunate coincidence.