Coupé: "Coop" or "Coopay"?

[JCH13]

We are all going to have to start calling it "fuel" soon because of all this lovely ethanol.

 

[BW86]

really? coopay? lol

 

[Howard]

I beg to differ, Petrol clearly means petroleum there is no other logical inference, however Gas could refer to "gas"...

Both colloquial terms are well-known and lead to no confusion in local areas, though there is a large difference in what they refer to; gasoline is what we call "gas", but petroleum is absolutely not what you call "petrol".

 

[GoatMonkey]

"Gas" also refers to the pedal, as in, "Step on the gas". I don't think anyone has ever said, "Step on the petrol". English is just too complicated.

And it's "coop".

I'm hungry, it's time to eat a bowl of soo.

 

[JulesMaximus]

really? coopay? lol

That's the way they say it in the UK.

 

[Throckmorton]

That's fair enough, the one one of those I would take issue with is. It IS petrol, petrol is a liquid not a gas...

It's not petroleum either

 

[ShawnD1]

That's a coup, not a coupe.

I think he means more like "das coo awesome dude"
*fires 9mm into the air*

It's not petroleum either

"petrol" is short for petroleum spirit or petroleum distillate. Both are gasoline. Just "petroleum" is unrefined oil.

 

[HAL9000]

That's the way they say it in the rest of the world.

ftfy

 

[Mike Gayner]

NZ English has way more in common with British English than American English, but we still say "coop".

 

[Mike Gayner]

That's fair enough, the one one of those I would take issue with is. It IS petrol, petrol is a liquid not a gas...

Gas = short for gasoline, where petrol is short for petroleum. Gasoline is more correct in this sense - petroleum is a raw product. We say "petrol" here, but I think "gas" is more correct.

 

[KentState]

Do you guys have an equivalent word to dentist over there?

 

[MentalIlness]

I really don't know why, but when I read the OP...I actually busted out laughing. Still am kinda...

Dont know why, because I dont know how to pronounce it either.

 

[HAL9000]

Do you guys have an equivalent word to dentist over there?

Yeah they are called dentists

 

[HAL9000]

Gas = short for gasoline, where petrol is short for petroleum. Gasoline is more correct in this sense - petroleum is a raw product. We say "petrol" here, but I think "gas" is more correct.

Fair enough, but "put your foot on the gas" makes no sense

 

[Mike Gayner]

Fair enough, but "put your foot on the gas" makes no sense

It's a colloquialism.

 

[HAL9000]

It's a colloquialism.

I know but it's a colloquialism that makes no sense.

 

[Pariah]

Fair enough, but "put your foot on the gas" makes no sense

Yes, it does. It's shortened from gas pedal. We do the same thing with the brake. No one says hit the brake pedal. We just say hit the brakes.

 

[Pariah]

The dentist comment was in reference the perfect teeth Brits are globally known for.

 

[HAL9000]

Yes, it does. It's shortened from gas pedal. We do the same thing with the brake. No one says hit the brake pedal. We just say hit the brakes.

Gas pedal? Gasoline Pedal?! It's the acceleration pedal.

The dentist comment was in reference the perfect teeth Brits are globally known for.

Oh ok. Yeah my teeth are good, I wouldn't say perfect.

 

[foghorn67]

Here in America it is pronounced coop. I've NEVER heard anyone pronounce it coo...you sure you don't have a hearing problem?

Say "Cool Whip".
"Cool Hhwip."

 

[alfa147x]

So this is another shitty thread by the OP. He really is just saying that he thinks england > USA...

 

[HAL9000]

So this is another shitty thread by the OP. He really is just saying that he thinks england > USA...

Actually I don't. You can quote me on the following:

ENGLAND IS NOT A BETTER COUNTRY THAN THE US, THEY ARE JUST DIFFERENT. THEY ARE AS SHIT AS EACH OTHER.

What I am saying (when asked) is that America isn't the best country on the planet, despite what many americans think.

 

[alfa147x]

Actually I don't. You can quote me on the following:

ENGLAND IS NOT A BETTER COUNTRY THAN THE UK, THEY ARE JUST DIFFERENT. THEY ARE AS SHIT AS EACH OTHER.

What I am saying (when asked) is that America isn't the best country on the planet, despite what many americans think.

Hmmm I always thought England = UK...

 

[HAL9000]

Hmmm I always thought England = UK...

Oops.

Ftfm

That being said England != UK

 

[alfa147x]

Oops.

Ftfm

That being said England != UK

Damn close enough.