8 Sep
2008
8 Sep
'08
5:26 a.m.
On 03/09/2008 19:06, der Mouse wrote:
> I think you're referring to benzine (*not*
benzene)
What's the difference? I thought this was just
another spelling
variant between UK English and North America English. (Indeed, when I
ask dictionary.com for "benzene", one of the entries says "[a]lso
called benzine".)
Then it's not very precise, because there is a difference. "benzine" is
a generic term used in some countries for roughly what I'd call petrol
and you'd call gasoline. "benzene" is a specific chemical compound
which may or may not be found in benzine, but as it's a known carcinogen
it's now banned in many places.
der Mouse's message only just appeared in my inbox, interestingly.
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Pete Peter Turnbull
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University of York