Karlillo@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 9 months agoWhat's some common knowledge that you just found out recently?message-squaremessage-square99fedilinkarrow-up1108arrow-down16
arrow-up1102arrow-down1message-squareWhat's some common knowledge that you just found out recently?Karlillo@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 9 months agomessage-square99fedilink
minus-squareace_garp@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·9 months ago…and when you take a detour, you are getting off your original tour. (Tour de France, tour of the countryside, etc) Hence, why you de-tour. Did everyone work this out at first glance? The etymology of ‘detour’ took me way too long.
minus-squareMataVatnik@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 months agoWell, I’m there with you buddy. This is the first I see it.
…and when you take a detour, you are getting off your original tour. (Tour de France, tour of the countryside, etc)
Hence, why you de-tour.
Did everyone work this out at first glance? The etymology of ‘detour’ took me way too long.
Well, I’m there with you buddy. This is the first I see it.