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Thread #110714   Message #2327210
Posted By: pdq
27-Apr-08 - 08:13 PM
Thread Name: BS: Highest price paid for petrol in the UK
Subject: RE: BS: Highest price paid for petrol in the UK
In the good ol' US of A:

a place near your house (should be enclosed) where you can park a car is called a 'garage'

a shop that repairs your car is called a 'repair shop'

a place to buy gasoline is called a 'gas station'

a store with gas pumps next to it is called 'a store with gas station'.

Perhaps we in the US are just a simpler lot.