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The other day I was taking a Peloton ride with
Christine and she cracked herself up. Why?
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Because she said, "You're giving yourself gas!"
Okay, now she meant fuel but in American English,
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gas, gasoline also means the pressure you
feel inside bloating which ultimately leads to
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farts. Now, in other English speaking
countries, they don't use gas. They use
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petrol or fuel for example. But in America,
gas is what you put in your car. It is fuel.
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But when we talk about gas in a person,
if something gives you gas for example,
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"Broccoli gives me gas." That means it,
you know, it messes up your digestion.
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So she said, "You're giving yourself gas." We all
knew what she meant but it sounded pretty funny.
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