Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: rbowman Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,alt.usage.english Subject: Re: GNU Date: 8 Mar 2026 16:56:21 GMT Lines: 37 Message-ID: References: <10ocqti$4fas$3@dont-email.me> <10od9kg$9cih$1@dont-email.me> <10odne1$d647$1@dont-email.me> <10odnsi$d647$2@dont-email.me> <10odop7$djnv$1@dont-email.me> <10odsq2$er59$1@dont-email.me> <1772787512-12588@newsgrouper.org> <10oeeru$kih0$1@dont-email.me> <10oeiea$lo5g$2@dont-email.me> <6our7mxi9i.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <2jipqkts0iiap7qekf3mr8n580hh3tgph6@4ax.com> <10oj4iv$256in$7@dont-email.me> <10ojmjv$2ashr$1@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net oiHLzuTSLdOl28i2OOUEJgMBUt9VQKZXNF8sTHQy3g1sk1P7oe Cancel-Lock: sha1:obskWBYA01f3uouL/PELQ7958Hs= sha256:Etx+fcdMsQDDLxvePkd+gTxJ0SwjY6A9DSrSquMhjy8= User-Agent: Pan/0.162 (Pokrosvk) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:82652 alt.usage.english:1138916 On Sun, 8 Mar 2026 11:30:07 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > On 08/03/2026 07:32, rbowman wrote: >> On Sun, 8 Mar 2026 06:22:23 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote: >> >>> On 08/03/2026 04:37, rbowman wrote: >>>> On Sun, 08 Mar 2026 03:01:57 +0200, Steve Hayes wrote: >>>> >>>>> On 7 Mar 2026 04:32:05 GMT, rbowman wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, 6 Mar 2026 22:49:26 +0100, Carlos E.R. wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I remember my inability to say "oil" in a way that a Briton would >>>>>>> understand. Took me years. >>>>>> >>>>>> I don't know how the Brits say it but 'awl' shows up in parts of >>>>>> the US, >>>>>> sometimes with a hint of a wandering 'r'. >>>>> >>>>> As in "you-awl"? >>>> >>>> No as in "I put a kwaut uv awl in da cah." >>> >>> Out of interest, how may quarts in a US gallon? >> >> Four. Before Canada went off the deep end with metric I always thought >> I was getting a bargain when I bought their 5 quart gasoline. I realize that but 1 gallon Canadian is 1.2 gallons US, close to getting and extra US quart for 'free'. Since they switched to liters and the Canadian dollar is down to seventy five cents, I don't even bother to figure it out. > > That is off, because there are four quarts in an imperial gallon, too.