Moeaverage@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 year agoWhy is it called a U turn and not an n turnmessage-squaremessage-square56fedilinkarrow-up1113arrow-down110file-text
arrow-up1103arrow-down1message-squareWhy is it called a U turn and not an n turnMoeaverage@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square56fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaredarcylinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·1 year agobecause it was originally called a You-Turn, because driving instructors said “Now you turn”, and people heard it as “Now you-turn”, and then abbreviated it as “u-turn”
because it was originally called a You-Turn, because driving instructors said “Now you turn”, and people heard it as “Now you-turn”, and then abbreviated it as “u-turn”