Why do Americans call petrol 'gas'

when its clearly a liquid??

Just saying....

reply to post by Idonthaveabeard


I call it fuel .

Well I have to speak form myself on this one. I call it gas because its short for gasoline.

Originally posted by anon102
Well I have to speak form myself on this one. I call it gas because its short for gasoline.

lmfao, makes sense I guess

Lmbo! Why do you call it "petrol"?
Gas is short for gasoline? Other than that I have no clue
Because my mom called it gas?

Why do europeans call "kerosene " "parafin"??????
why ask why???????

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I thought parafin was wax.....hmmm? spelling?

Is a bird in the hand worth two in the bush?

Do dogs chase cats?

reply to post by Idonthaveabeard


'gas' at a filling station is abbreviated slang terminology for Gasoline. 'gas' was introduced into the American vernacular before most of us were born, in advertisements from fuel companies.

we're the rocker arm asembly, assembly, assembly, assembly
we're the rocker arm assembly, and we don't like dirt
to keep our engines running clean
we use Mobil Gasoline
more and more and more and more and more

that is a TV commercial ditty from when I was a boy

Hahaha so true, figured i'd ask jeeves on this one...

reply to post by showintail

Lmbo! Why do you call it "petrol"?

in Australia we call it fuel or Petrol (from the word Petroleum). but then again what an American calls a "Drug Store" we call a Chemist or Pharmacy!

Originally posted by showintail
Lmbo! Why do you call it "petrol"?
Gas is short for gasoline? Other than that I have no clue

Because my mom called it gas?

because petrol is short for petroleum...

Everything in America is a reference to Gas, including funny situations.

Kinda paints a picture of the real "leaders" of the U.S., doesn't it?

reply to post by phatpackage

that's what I thought, but when I think of petrolium, I think petrolium jelly?
Im blonde though, so doesnt mean much

Heres one....

Why do brits call trucks Laurie's?

Originally posted by Idonthaveabeard
when its clearly a liquid??

Just saying....

Why do Europeans call gas petrol? Maaaaybe because it is short for the word petroleum...gasoline = petroleum...


Why would a European call a male a twat? Clearly males don't have twats....

Each culture influences the things we say and do that other cultures don't understand and poke fun at. So who is to say one is superior over the rest? Does that mean that Christianity is THE religion?

I think you get the picture.

Originally posted by showintail
reply to post by phatpackage

 

that's what I thought, but when I think of petrolium, I think petrolium jelly?
Im blonde though, so doesnt mean much

When I hear the word petroleum, I think of petroleum jelly, too. And I'm a brunette. I'm pretty sure I would have known if someone invented a car that ran on petroleum jelly...lol

I think Gasoline was a term coined a long time ago. Gas is short for that. Petrol makes even less sense if you think about it. Petrol is short for petroleum? Which is what - Crude oil? So petrol could be gasoline, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, etc. I mean Petroleum is unrefined product right? Gasoline is the term for a group of distillates of Crude oil. It's a made up word for (a then) new product.

Because it sounds better than calling it "Oline"



On the other hand, Petroleum should definitely be called "Leum"

Originally posted by anon102
Well I have to speak form myself on this one. I call it gas because its short for gasoline.

You can pretty much speak for everyone. -oline.