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Originally posted by coven
reply to post by VIKINGANT
Goatee???
its a short groomed to the chin beard and mustache.
Originally posted by Sandals24
While we're on the subject can an American explain to me why they call Petrol Gas?
I mean it being a liquid not a gas.
What do you call Real "Gas" like you find in a cooker?
We call it gas because we get our petrol at gas stations, not petrol stations. It's what our "father's" called it. But when you use the term petrol, we understand you. Why do you call a bathroom a water closet? Are they really that small?
Originally posted by Sandals24
While we're on the subject can an American explain to me why they call Petrol Gas?
I mean it being a liquid not a gas.
What do you call Real "Gas" like you find in a cooker?
Why is it, I-RAQ, I-RAN etc......
and you cant say Edinburgh properly......
No offence just intrigued?
[edit on 15-7-2008 by Sandals24]
because the fancier bathrooms have couches in there for resting, or gossiping, or breastfeeding. Or for whatever you can think to use them for... ha ha ha.
Originally posted by ANOK
Motor gasoline (mogas), petroleum spirit (rock oil).
The word gasoline actually came from the UK and was originally what they called lamp fuel. Petrol was a trade name that stuck. Kind of like calling a vacuum cleaner a hoover in the UK.
Edit; BTW very rarely do people in the UK use the term 'water closet', which came from the French, sometimes 'WC', but more common is the word 'Bog', or 'Loo' (sp?), and then toilet. You'll see 'water closet' on bathroom signs sometimes but no one actually says that word.
As in 'I'm dying to go to the bog'...
Why do Americans call it a 'rest room'?
[edit on 15/7/2008 by ANOK]
Cs are stupid, silent or not. Why do we need silent letters? And Ph for F is just as stupid.
Originally posted by ANOK
reply to post by Fathom
What? No it isn't, why would the C in sceptic be silent?
It's a hard C. Just like in schism, or scat, or scratch, or school, do you spell those with a K too lol?
Originally posted by Fathom
and this is a stupid thread and i apologize for starting it.
dying, another possible dumb word. Do we need the Y if we have I?
Originally posted by jpm1602
Did you mean 'dieing' seagrass? Little aberrations in language/spelling are par for the course. And I'm headed for 18 holes.
Originally posted by VIKINGANT
It gives everyone a chance to vent in a harmless way!! We all need it.