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Alex+ Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

filling station / petrol station

0 "filling station", "petrol station", service station", "gas station".02br
00What do you usually call the station for filling cars? 0-
  

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02br 00They are all OK-- some are BrE, some are AmE. 02i 0-

  • 02br 00They are all OK-- some are BrE, some are AmE.
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0 .02br
00They are all OK-- some are BrE, some are AmE. I say 01i00gas station, service station,02i00 and01i00 filling station.02i0-
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0I believe that a service station actually provides service (fixing/replacing flat tires, engine work, etc.). Most places that sell gasoline in the US do not also service cars - there's the self-service pumps and a small convenience store, and that's it. We call those gas stations. 0-

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