Talk:Diesel

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I think we have another UK/US difference here. In the UK, Diesel oil is not a lubricant - it means Diesel fuel. Biscuittin (talk) 21:27, 28 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move[edit]

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The result of the proposal was move. Anthony Appleyard (talk) 11:18, 24 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • Support both moves. Such ambiguous page names waste a lot of editorial time and effort, as readers mistake the intended scope of the article and contribute content that belongs (and may even already exist) on another article. --Una Smith (talk) 03:12, 18 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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Etymology[edit]

I've found this on a forum: The surname Diesel is derived from "d'IJssel", the IJssel being a river flowing through Europe. The "d'" particle in this setting means "of". So the meaning of the name Diesel is, quite simply, "from the IJssel". The letter "IJ" is a Dutch letter, pronounced "ey".. Interesting. —  Ark25  (talk) 23:50, 15 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]