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Russia Hit by Gas Shortages as Drones Attack Its Biggest Black Sea Refinery - Newsweek (www.newsweek.com)
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[–] tal 40 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Note that this is "gas" as the term is typically used in the US -- short for "gasoline", not "natural gas".

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 21 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Thank you, I was indeed thinking natural gas.

I try and say "petrol" IRL because of this; British English has that one right.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You can call it gasoline. Only gas is ambiguous.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 4 months ago

Pfft, you think I can handle three whole syllables? /s

[–] RiikkaTheIcePrincess@pawb.social 4 points 4 months ago

Also not the chemical warfare type gas they've been using!