• mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca
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      4 days ago

      a modest top speed of 15 km/h, similar to the speed of walking or a moderate biking pace

      who tf is out here walking at 15km/h

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        3 days ago

        Pretty sure the writer meant “running” but since they were trying to convey slowness WRT top speed, their brain instinctively swapped in the more appropriate-sounding word for their intent.

        It’s a common human language error, examples of which I find increasingly charming.

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          4 days ago

          I like that they wrote that the walking speed was comparable to a moderate bike pace lmao, like even if you don’t know the numbers that’s just obviously wrong

          • BeeegScaaawyCripple@lemmy.world
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            my bicycle has a “walking speed” button on the motor’s controls. it goes 2mph (a little above 3 kph) and sometimes that’s too fast. they have no clue.

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      Thanks for this. I was wondering if Yugo started production again - this time with a sub-subcompact. ‘Not sure what name would have been appropriate though.