From: "Gary Wiltshire" 

On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 13:49:14 -0500, Gregg N  wrote:

> Phil Payne wrote:
>> "Gary Britt"  wrote in message
>> news:44184927{at}w3....
>>> Your state's blending regulations and the change over at refineries
>>> from gasoline production to heating oil production?
>>
>> "Gas" in the UK is a gas.  Only the USA refers to a liquid as gas.
>
> In that context, "gas" is short for "gasoline".
When two words have the
> same
> spelling or pronunciation, but two different meanings, this is known as a
> homonym. It is maybe too advanced a concept for you, but most people
> understand how it works, and that we are not pretending gasoline is
> gaseous.
> True, it can sometimes cause miscommunication.
>
> Anyway, the US is not the only country that uses the word
"gasoline" to
> refer to the fuel.
>
> Gregg

In any case Phil is well acquainted with things gaseous, being so gaseous himself.

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Gary Wiltshire

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