schizoidman@lemmy.zip to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 6 months agoVW gears up for first production closure in Germany in its 88-year historywww.ft.comexternal-linkmessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up138arrow-down12file-textcross-posted to: europe@lemmy.dbzer0.com
arrow-up136arrow-down1external-linkVW gears up for first production closure in Germany in its 88-year historywww.ft.comschizoidman@lemmy.zip to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square7linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: europe@lemmy.dbzer0.com
minus-squareneidu3@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-26 months ago! Pedantry alert ! Wouldn’t this imply that “gearing down” is a more apt choice of words? I mean, you downshift in preparation for slower speeds… Kinda in the same way you wouldn’t say “The sound of the starting gun heralds the factory closure”
minus-squareHubi@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 months agoYou could also downshift to quickly increase speed in some cases, like when you’re overtaking another car on a two lane road.
! Pedantry alert !
Wouldn’t this imply that “gearing down” is a more apt choice of words? I mean, you downshift in preparation for slower speeds… Kinda in the same way you wouldn’t say “The sound of the starting gun heralds the factory closure”
You could also downshift to quickly increase speed in some cases, like when you’re overtaking another car on a two lane road.
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