"Scott M. Kozel" > wrote in message
om...
> Rich Ahrens > wrote:
> >
> > Peter Duniho wrote:
> > > "Scott M. Kozel" > wrote
> > >>
> > >>> Kerosene is the American word for paraffin - they are the same
stuff.
> > >>> Jets still run on it.
> > >>
> > >>Actually the reverse is true - 'paraffin' is the British word for what
> > >>Americans call 'kerosene'.
> > >
> > > Huh? What's the difference?
> > >
> > > Seems to me you're arguing something like whether "moi" is the French
word
> > > for "me" or "me" is the English word for "moi".
> > >
> > > Or did you not notice that the person to whom you were disagreeing was
from
> > > the UK neighborhood of the English-speaking world?
> >
> > You're forgetting that Scott believes everything on Usenet should be
> > posted from a U.S. perspective.
>
> I had already privately predicted that there would be a 'drivel'
> response from Rich Ahrens. I have already clearly posted that I was
> posting on behalf of both the U.S. and the U.K., and anyone who would
> benefit from a clear definition of the two terms.

No need to reply on behalf of the UK you bumptious little ****

"AbsolutelyCertain" > wrote in message
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>
> "Scott M. Kozel" > wrote in message
> om...
> > Dylan Smith > wrote:
>
> > Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language,
>
> But Scott, the Brits don't speak the English Language .... do they?

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language - an oxymoron if
ever there was one.

"Rich Ahrens" > wrote in message
si.com...
> Peter Duniho wrote:
>
> > "Scott M. Kozel" > wrote in message
> > om...
> >
> >>>Kerosene is the American word for paraffin - they are the same stuff.
> >>>Jets still run on it.
> >>
> >>Actually the reverse is true - 'paraffin' is the British word for what
> >>Americans call 'kerosene'.
> >
> >
> > Huh? What's the difference?
> >
> > Seems to me you're arguing something like whether "moi" is the French
word
> > for "me" or "me" is the English word for "moi".
> >
> > Or did you not notice that the person to whom you were disagreeing was
from
> > the UK neighborhood of the English-speaking world?
>
> You're forgetting that Scott believes everything on Usenet should be
> posted from a U.S. perspective. See, for example, his rants about an
> April Fools Day joke posted on 4/1 in the poster's timezone, but before
> the date rolled over in the U.S.

Maybe this is why the brits refer to Kerosene as Paraffin:-

Kindly supplied by Scott himself

".....thus coal gas and kerosene consist largely of paraffins."

Makes sense to call it Paraffin if that's what it is.

"Vigo" > wrote:

>I was under the
>impression that in a bind you can burn avgas in a jet engine

True. Each engine may have different limitations on how much you can
burn, operations limitations, and maintenance which may be required.