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Hrsanei Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
B.P.
Hi.
Whay is B.P used for gas stations? What does it stand for?
The closest thing I could find was British Petroleum. I don't understand why it can be used for the name of all gas stations.
Thank you very much for your time and help.
Hamid
Whay is B.P used for gas stations? What does it stand for?
The closest thing I could find was British Petroleum. I don't understand why it can be used for the name of all gas stations.
Thank you very much for your time and help.
Hamid
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P used for gas stations? It is British Petroleum. hrsanei I don't understand why it can be used for the name of all gas stations.
- P used for gas stations?
- It is British Petroleum.
- hrsanei I don't understand why it can be used for the name of all gas stations.
- It is the third-largest energy company and fourth-largest company in the world measured by 2011 revenues and one of the six oil and gas "supermajors".
- It is vertically integrated and is active in every area of the oil and gas industry, including exploration and production, refining, distribution and marketing,petrochemicals, power generation and trading.
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hrsaneiWhay is B.P used for gas stations?It is British Petroleum.
hrsaneiI don't understand why it can be used for the name of all gas stations.It is the third-largest energy company and fourth-largest company in the world measured by 2011 revenues and one of the six oil and gas "supermajors". It is vertically integ
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Thank you very much for your response.
But my question is that, is it used for all gas stations? or only for the gas stations that get their petroleum from British Petroleum company?
Thank you
Hamid
But my question is that, is it used for all gas stations? or only for the gas stations that get their petroleum from British Petroleum company?
Thank you
Hamid
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You may want to check this too
It seems that since that catastrophic oil leak BP stands for "Beyond Petroleum"
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I've never heard BP used to refer to all gas stations, only to BP gas stations.
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Different areas have different gas station companies. BP must have a near monopoly where you are.
In my area we have Exxon, Chevron, Shell, Arco, and a few others. No BPs here, and I've seen a few chains in other places that we don't have, like Esso and Rotten Robbie.
In my area we have Exxon, Chevron, Shell, Arco, and a few others. No BPs here, and I've seen a few chains in other places that we don't have, like Esso and Rotten Robbie.
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Hello, Hrsanei:
I never knew that in some areas of the world, people refer to a gas station as a B.P. Thank you for the information.
It seems that quite often native speakers will often use a brand name to refer to a product. For example, many Americans will ask, "Do you have some kleenex?" They should say "facial tissues." Kleenex is a brand name.
And I hear that
I never knew that in some areas of the world, people refer to a gas station as a B.P. Thank you for the information.
It seems that quite often native speakers will often use a brand name to refer to a product. For example, many Americans will ask, "Do you have some kleenex?" They should say "facial tissues." Kleenex is a brand name.
And I hear that
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hrsaneiI don't understand why it can be used for the name of all gas stations.It isn't. Maybe where you live BP is the only brand available.
If 'BP' is really being used for Shell, Exxon, Chevron, and other brand-name stations, in other words, as a common noun synonym for 'gas station', then it's a regionalism. You won't find this convention being
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Thank you very much. Your replies were very helpful.
I heard someone use B.P. when he wanted to give me the address of a place. I think he thought the comapny name of gas station is trivial and he just said the first word that came to his mind. I think you are right we cannot generalize such a thing.
BTW, how do you know I am from laramie?
I heard someone use B.P. when he wanted to give me the address of a place. I think he thought the comapny name of gas station is trivial and he just said the first word that came to his mind. I think you are right we cannot generalize such a thing.
BTW, how do you know I am from laramie?
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hrsaneihow do you know I am from laramie?I don't!
In one of your posts you mentioned that you lived in Wyoming, and Laramie is the only city in Wyoming I've ever heard of, so I guessed!
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