Moeaverage@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 years agoWhy is it called a U turn and not an n turnmessage-squaremessage-square57fedilinkarrow-up1115file-text
arrow-up1115message-squareWhy is it called a U turn and not an n turnMoeaverage@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square57fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaredarcy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years 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”