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The metric system (feddit.de)
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[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It is not. "Gasoline" is what Brits should call the substance they put into their vehicles. Petroleum is not what goes in them, that is just an unrefined version of gasoline.

Edit: Petroleum, not patroleum.

[–] Bruce@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

petroleum

ftfy

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Oops, good catch! My mobile spell-check tool (swiftkey) seems to miss a lot... no idea why. It never used to do this...