why do people in america say gas station but people in england (where i live) say petrol station
26-30, M
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abe182 · 51-55, M
Theater theatre
Color colour
Gas petrol
I may be wrong but I don't think I am. It stems from the Revolutionary days. A passive form of revolt.
Color colour
Gas petrol
I may be wrong but I don't think I am. It stems from the Revolutionary days. A passive form of revolt.
ChipmunkErnie · 70-79, M
I've read the differences in spellings came about because the guy (Webster?) who wrote the first American dictionary wanted to differentiate between us and the Brits. But the differing words I think are just random -- like a car's bonnet and hood, the car's boot or trunk, a lift or elevator, etc.