Subj : fuel
To   : Roy Witt
From : Ardith Hinton
Date : Fri Mar 02 2018 18:00:57

Hi, Roy!  Recently you wrote in a message to Ardith Hinton:

Roy>  It can be written in this manner if you're comparing
Roy>  fuels.

AH>   ... as I did in my reply, which I was about to post when
AH>   I saw yours. I appreciate knowing others share my perceptions
AH>   if I'm trying to explain from scratch *why* native speakers
AH>   of English do what they do.  :-)

Roy>   I noticed in yours that you included food as a fuel...good
Roy>   choice. I hadn't thought of it in that way.


           IMHO you deserve credit as well for providing the missing link which 
enabled me to make the connection!  My focus was on what a 14th-century peasant 
might be able to scrounge from the woods & use in ye olde fireplace as a source 
of heat.  Your focus was on automotive fuel, i.e. the stuff which keeps ye olde 
internal combustion engine running, and you used diesel oil as an example.  Now 
we've covered two forms of energy, what about light?  Whale oil, vegetable oil, 
and kerosene (AKA coal oil) come to mind there.  Hmm... the word "oil" seems to 
keep popping up.  I vaguely remember reading something on the Internet not long 
ago about the volatile oils (plural) in coffee and/or garlic.  I can't find the 
same article(s) again, but I can check out whatever is on our bookshelves.  ;-)



Roy>  The above should broaden the use of the word fuel for
Roy>  everyone...

Roy>  Thankyou....


           And again, thank*you*.  Two heads are often better than one....  :-)




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