Only North Americans
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am i the only one who doesn’t get it
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It's saying that we call it gas, even though it's in a liquid state (as opposed to a gaseous state like air or steam). Hopefully I explained it well
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ohhh lmao why am i that one person who gets the joke 5 minutes later
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Don’t feel bad it took me a minute to get it too...pic.twitter.com/HhFU3HQExJ
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In the UK it is petroleum, shortened to petrol
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*Everyone in the USA
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Gas (air) is technically liquid since the formal definition of liquid is a substance that flows and fits into any space. Sorry to be a buzz kill.
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Gas is fluid, the key difference you forgot is that a gas will expand to fill the entire container regardless of the amount. Liquids take the shape of their container. But if a bottle is filled halfway with water, the water isn’t going to expand to fill the entire bottle.
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Except for certain almond milks made with water wich make the container expand.
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If you put the almond milk in a giant container it’s not going to expand and be diluted by the other gases in the container.
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The same can be said of British English, which shortens 'petroleum' to 'petrol'.
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But we don't call a liquid "gas". It isn't really the same thing
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This phenomenon is known as the abbreviation.
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All about the diesel engines
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Here's a thought . Why do Americans spell lots of words wrong.
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In NZ we say petrol or diesel
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