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Originally Posted by Brit
Ah, "gas" = petrol ! ?
“The British and the Americans are two great peoples divided by a common tongue". - George Bernard Shaw.
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"Gasoline" like the other term Americans get in trouble for "soccer", both originated in Britain.
Etymology. "Gasoline" (often shortened to "gas") is an American word that denotes fuel for automobiles. The term is thought to have been influenced by the trademark "Cazeline" or "Gazeline", named after the surname of British publisher, coffee merchant, and social campaigner John Cassell.
Apparently someone made counterfeit trademarked Cazeline, and in order to stay within the law, added a slash with a pen to the "C" making it a "G".