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Angliholic Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
The gas gauge/meter
The gas gauge in your car reads almost empty, so it's time to stop for gas. You pull (up) into the nearest gas station to fill up your car.
Hi,
Is it the same to say "the gas meter" and "gasometer" instead of "the gas gauge" in the above? Thanks.
Hi,
Is it the same to say "the gas meter" and "gasometer" instead of "the gas gauge" in the above? Thanks.
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Gas meter, gasometer, it all depends where you come from I think. Here in Australia for cars & other vehicles, we have a fuel/petrol gauge. If we did actually use gas (as in LPG, liquid petroleum gas) in a vehicle, then we could call it a gas gauge.
- Gas meter, gasometer, it all depends where you come from I think.
- Here in Australia for cars & other vehicles, we have a fuel/petrol gauge.
- If we did actually use gas (as in LPG, liquid petroleum gas) in a vehicle, then we could call it a gas gauge.
- A gas metre in Australia, is the metre at each house or building that has gas connected, and the metre records how much has been used, for charging purposes.
- Also the same with electricity metres.
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Gas meter, gasometer, it all depends where you come from I think. Here in Australia for cars & other vehicles, we have a fuel/petrol gauge. If we did actually use gas (as in LPG, liquid petroleum gas) in a vehicle, then we could call it a gas gauge.
A gas metre in Australia, is the metre at each house or building that has gas connected, and the metre records how much has been used, for cha
A gas metre in Australia, is the metre at each house or building that has gas connected, and the metre records how much has been used, for cha
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I can only speak for the US. "Gasometer" is unheard of in my experience.
The "gas meter" is the property of the "gas company" which pipes "natural gas" (not liquid) into your house. It's used to measure how much you use (like the electric meter) so they know how much to charge you at the end of the month.
To my knowledge, only "the gas gauge" is used to indicate how much liqu
The "gas meter" is the property of the "gas company" which pipes "natural gas" (not liquid) into your house. It's used to measure how much you use (like the electric meter) so they know how much to charge you at the end of the month.
To my knowledge, only "the gas gauge" is used to indicate how much liqu
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