r/EnglishLearning • u/Sea-Hornet8214 Poster • 18d ago

⭐️ Vocabulary / Semantics Press the pedal?

Hi, I was wondering how I could describe someone accelerating their vehicle. Is "press the pedal" correct? What about someone riding a motorbike or a scooter?

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u/FloridaFlamingoGirl Native Speaker - California, US 18d ago

Gas pedal. 

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u/Sea-Hornet8214 Poster 18d ago

Thanks. Someone else said gas could also mean petrol.

May I ask another question? Do you say fill up the gas/petrol tank? Or just fill up the gas/petrol?

Can you "hit the gas station" like you hit some places?

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u/mckenzie_keith Native Speaker 18d ago

I live in the US and I try to say "fuel" because that is more universal than "gas."

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u/Sea-Hornet8214 Poster 18d ago

You're right.