It's not false, it's just a shortened term for gasoline. I hope you knew that and were just being overly picky.
At 20:31 2003-07-20 +0200, Michael-O wrote:
I know but I don't like to use the word "gas" because it is false.
It's a liquid not a gas!
:-(
Bill Potts wrote: > About your subject line, Michael. > > The English for Benzin is gasoline or petrol. Benzene (not benzine, > which is not an English word) is a solvent, a cleaner, and a building > block in the manufacture of plastics. > > Bill Potts, CMS > Roseville, CA > http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Behalf Of Michael-O >> Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2003 12:34 >> To: U.S. Metric Association >> Subject: [USMA:26425] Has benzine ever sold by liters in TX? >> >> >> Hi, >> >> just seen a movie on TV, guess 15 years old. >> >> They drove to a gas station where prices showed 33,9 Cent and 31,9 >> Cent. >> >> I guess it is price by liter, isn't it? >> >> bye
