@yesman to World NewsEnglish • 1 year agoFrench anti-bullying bikers accused of threatening headteacherwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square8arrow-up155arrow-down12cross-posted to: [email protected]nottheonion
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minus-squareDecoy321linkEnglish3•1 year agoI’m genuinely curious about what that W stands for. A few seconds of searching only resulted in different reports of this same story. The French word for motorcycle is simply ‘moto’ or ‘motocyclette’.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•1 year agoMaybe a wayward autocorrect? “WC” is used extensively in Europe, although its meaning is… rather different.
minus-squareDecoy321linkEnglish4•1 year agoIf it was a typo, multiple news sites failed to notice. I’ve only seen the acronym used for World Cup, West Chicago, and Women’s Club.
lol, Wotercycle Club
I’m genuinely curious about what that W stands for. A few seconds of searching only resulted in different reports of this same story. The French word for motorcycle is simply ‘moto’ or ‘motocyclette’.
Maybe a wayward autocorrect? “WC” is used extensively in Europe, although its meaning is… rather different.
If it was a typo, multiple news sites failed to notice. I’ve only seen the acronym used for World Cup, West Chicago, and Women’s Club.