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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
Not if you're coming from the other direction.
Doesn't matter, the driver is always the frame of reference
If you want to have to specify lowercase, sure.
Thank you for breaking my brain
I see you're not very familiar with German culture.
We Germans are all about efficiency.