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[-] OhTheMoose@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Why is kertwende the real name? Doesn't it basically just mean "turn around"?

[-] jeena@jemmy.jeena.net 24 points 1 year ago

Yes it does, why make it more complicated?

[-] OhTheMoose@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

"U-turn" isn't more complicated, it's describing the motion literally: making a U-shaped turn

[-] GargleBlaster@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

Isn't it more like a n-shaped turn?

[-] Ddhuud@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

It could also be seen as the intersection of 2 sets. But you can't call it an intersection, the name is taken.

[-] dandroid@dandroid.app 7 points 1 year ago

Not if you're coming from the other direction.

[-] wheeldawg@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

If you want to have to specify lowercase, sure.

[-] poweruser@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago

Thank you for breaking my brain

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