Languages without the letter U can't call it a U turn.BarqsHasBite@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world – 141 points – 1 years ago53Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsIn Germany we have the letter U but we call it by the real name "Kehrtwende"Just for context, the word Kehrtwende is not used often. Instead, the verb "wenden" is used the sense of "making a U-turn"Is that the real name for the letter U? damnThe fuck did you just call me?1 more...What does that translate to?kehrt -> return wende -> turnA re-turn?re turn turn1 more...1 more...1 more...Knowing the Germans, probably "extra long and bent letter I"1 more...Why is kehrtwende the real name? Doesn't it basically just mean "turn around"?Yes it does, why make it more complicated?"U-turn" isn't more complicated, it's describing the motion literally: making a U-shaped turnIsn't it more like a n-shaped turn?It could also be seen as the intersection of 2 sets. But you can't call it an intersection, the name is taken.∩-turnIf you want to have to specify lowercase, sure.Not if you're coming from the other direction.Doesn't matter, the driver is always the frame of referenceThank you for breaking my brainI see you're not very familiar with German culture.We Germans are all about efficiency.2 more...
In Germany we have the letter U but we call it by the real name "Kehrtwende"Just for context, the word Kehrtwende is not used often. Instead, the verb "wenden" is used the sense of "making a U-turn"Is that the real name for the letter U? damnThe fuck did you just call me?1 more...What does that translate to?kehrt -> return wende -> turnA re-turn?re turn turn1 more...1 more...1 more...Knowing the Germans, probably "extra long and bent letter I"1 more...Why is kehrtwende the real name? Doesn't it basically just mean "turn around"?Yes it does, why make it more complicated?"U-turn" isn't more complicated, it's describing the motion literally: making a U-shaped turnIsn't it more like a n-shaped turn?It could also be seen as the intersection of 2 sets. But you can't call it an intersection, the name is taken.∩-turnIf you want to have to specify lowercase, sure.Not if you're coming from the other direction.Doesn't matter, the driver is always the frame of referenceThank you for breaking my brainI see you're not very familiar with German culture.We Germans are all about efficiency.2 more...
Just for context, the word Kehrtwende is not used often. Instead, the verb "wenden" is used the sense of "making a U-turn"
What does that translate to?kehrt -> return wende -> turnA re-turn?re turn turn1 more...1 more...1 more...Knowing the Germans, probably "extra long and bent letter I"1 more...
Why is kehrtwende the real name? Doesn't it basically just mean "turn around"?Yes it does, why make it more complicated?"U-turn" isn't more complicated, it's describing the motion literally: making a U-shaped turnIsn't it more like a n-shaped turn?It could also be seen as the intersection of 2 sets. But you can't call it an intersection, the name is taken.∩-turnIf you want to have to specify lowercase, sure.Not if you're coming from the other direction.Doesn't matter, the driver is always the frame of referenceThank you for breaking my brainI see you're not very familiar with German culture.We Germans are all about efficiency.
Yes it does, why make it more complicated?"U-turn" isn't more complicated, it's describing the motion literally: making a U-shaped turnIsn't it more like a n-shaped turn?It could also be seen as the intersection of 2 sets. But you can't call it an intersection, the name is taken.∩-turnIf you want to have to specify lowercase, sure.Not if you're coming from the other direction.Doesn't matter, the driver is always the frame of referenceThank you for breaking my brainI see you're not very familiar with German culture.We Germans are all about efficiency.
"U-turn" isn't more complicated, it's describing the motion literally: making a U-shaped turnIsn't it more like a n-shaped turn?It could also be seen as the intersection of 2 sets. But you can't call it an intersection, the name is taken.∩-turnIf you want to have to specify lowercase, sure.Not if you're coming from the other direction.Doesn't matter, the driver is always the frame of referenceThank you for breaking my brain
Isn't it more like a n-shaped turn?It could also be seen as the intersection of 2 sets. But you can't call it an intersection, the name is taken.∩-turnIf you want to have to specify lowercase, sure.Not if you're coming from the other direction.Doesn't matter, the driver is always the frame of referenceThank you for breaking my brain
It could also be seen as the intersection of 2 sets. But you can't call it an intersection, the name is taken.∩-turn
Not if you're coming from the other direction.Doesn't matter, the driver is always the frame of reference
In Germany we have the letter U but we call it by the real name "Kehrtwende"
Just for context, the word Kehrtwende is not used often. Instead, the verb "wenden" is used the sense of "making a U-turn"
Is that the real name for the letter U? damn
The fuck did you just call me?
What does that translate to?
kehrt -> return
wende -> turn
A re-turn?
re turn turn
Knowing the Germans, probably "extra long and bent letter I"
Why is kehrtwende the real name? Doesn't it basically just mean "turn around"?
Yes it does, why make it more complicated?
"U-turn" isn't more complicated, it's describing the motion literally: making a U-shaped turn
Isn't it more like a n-shaped turn?
It could also be seen as the intersection of 2 sets. But you can't call it an intersection, the name is taken.
∩-turn
If you want to have to specify lowercase, sure.
Not if you're coming from the other direction.
Doesn't matter, the driver is always the frame of reference
Thank you for breaking my brain
I see you're not very familiar with German culture.
We Germans are all about efficiency.