Languages without the letter U can't call it a U turn.

BarqsHasBite@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world – 141 points –
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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.