Nobody's suggesting you use "gas." The word I used in my message was "gasoline."
Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Behalf Of Michael-O >Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2003 11:32 >To: U.S. Metric Association >Subject: [USMA:26434] RE: Has benzine ever sold by liters in TX? > > >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 >
