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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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gas and oil prices

0With gas and oil prices setting new records on a daily basis, many analysts are beginning to wonder whether anything can stop prices from rising. 02br
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00I believe gas in the article means gasoline. My question is since gas is a product of oil why does the writer mention gas and oil together? Isn't gas redundant?02br
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00Just to make sure I understand oil prices correct, they include cooking oil price, engine oil price, gasoline oil price, etc, right?02br
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0 Gas here mens gas - NOT gasoline02br 00Gasoline is derived from oil 0-

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0 Gas here mens gas - NOT gasoline02br
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0The author is referring to the price of cruide oil, and gasoline/petrol.02br
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00If I said the price of lumber and paper was increasing, would that be redundant? 02br
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00What about lumber and wooden furniture?0-
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10Just to make sure I understand oil prices correct, they include cooking oil price, engine oil price, gasoline oil price, etc, right?12blockquote
10 Engine oil, industrial oil, gasoline, (Not sure about Diesel but I think so too)02br
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10My question is since gas is a product of oil why does the writer mention gas and oil together? Isn't gas redundant?12blockquote
10Well, maybe, but it's such a common locution I wouldn't stress too much over it.01blockquote
01cite10New2grammar12cite10Just
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01cite10RayH12cite10My question is since gas is a product of oil why does the writer mention gas and oil together? Isn't gas redundant?12blockquote
10I thought I'd explained above that gas is NOT a product derived from oil - Gasoline is.02br
00So when the writer refers to Gas and Oil prices he is talking a
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0I think GG has a point. Though gas (if the author means gasoline) is a derivative of oil/petrolium, it's still not redudandant in this context.02br
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00I don't think the price of natural gas is soaring because as far as I know 90 percent of any oil site is filled with natural gas and demand for natural gas is low because of transportation costs and extraction difficulties
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0 Unfortunately the price of Gas is rising, although maybe not as dramatically as Oil. 0-
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0Everything is rising these days except for my salary.02br
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0I just found the full article, and from the end of the first paragraph it is clear that the writer is referring to Gasoline and Crude Oil prices. Sorry for any confusion, but this was not clear from the abridged version posted.02br
00I think the writer wanted to convey that both sets of prices are rising - it could be that we will see Crude Oil prices recede whilst gas prices (the p
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10Everything is rising these days except for my salary.12blockquote
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