Ive heard that term often, as, Ian got to the buffet and hoovered up all the shrimp before anyone else could get to it.
Carleton From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Potts Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2008 13:09 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:40927] Re: U.S. gasoline price approaches $1 per liter -- somewhat off topic That's the first time I've ever seen it referred to as "car fuel." According to a full-page oil company ad (BP, I think) in an issue of the New Scientist sometime in the 1960s, the original name is the one used in the US and Canada -- gasoline. The ad went on to say that petrol was a trade name, derived from the word petroleum. That usage is unsurprising, of course, in a country that treats "Hoover" as a verb. "Car fuel" can of course be diesel. (Full disclosure: I was born and raised in England.) Bill _____ Bill Potts Roseville, CA <http://metric1.org/> http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] _____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David King Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2008 16:07 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:40922] Re: U.S. gasoline price approaches $1 per liter Here in the UK, car fuel (called petrol here) is already at £1 per litre. Which is about $1.90. David King Metric is British and best! Speak in English, Measure in Metric Paul Trusten, R.Ph. wrote: One gallon equals about 3.785 L. According to the American Automobile Association, the average price of that much regular gasoline in the U.S. is now $3.776. When it reaches $3.785, the price will be $1/L.
