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drooopy • today at 12:44 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

Cookie vs biscuit, vacation vs holiday, gasoline vs petrol, etc, etc.


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TiredOfLife • today at 3:02 PM

Cookie and biscuit are two different things. Which two depends on country, but still two different things

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irishcoffee • today at 2:10 PM

FWIW, I believe petroleum is a synonym for crude oil. If you put it in your cars fuel tank, you'll have a bad time. Gasoline is made from petrolium.

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