• @Shellbeach
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    3711 months ago

    ITT: figuring out that “trans-” means “across” by giving other words with same prefix. Yey etymology

    • @[email protected]
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      2511 months ago

      “meta” also still means “across” in Greece

      phérō meant “I carry”

      metaphor: I carry across

      they now use the term for “transportation in general”

      here’s a modern truck in Greece for ΜΕΤΑΦΟΡΙΚΗ

      in Greek, they use μεταφορική έννοια (metaforikí énnoia – literally “transportation sense”) to mean “metaphor”

      • @thesporkeffect
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        511 months ago

        Yo this is an incredibly cool looking truck though

          • Flying Squid
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            311 months ago

            This is the crapsack universe, so it will, at best, turn into a GoBot.

              • Flying Squid
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                111 months ago

                I don’t think it was true about Road Ranger, but a lot of GoBots just had their robot heads underneath the vehicle pointing towards the ground when they were in car mode and when I was a kid, I was always confused about how they could see anything but the road surface when they were driving around.

          • @[email protected]
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            511 months ago

            Not whom you asked but the way the windshield almost wraps around the front. Like the opposite of this ↓ sexy beast.

          • @thesporkeffect
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            411 months ago

            I think the color scheme is what caught my eye, but the row of fog lights and general styling are great. Comparing to trucks in US

            • @[email protected]
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              311 months ago

              I think this type specifically is referred to as eurotruck. I always thought the trucks with the large front looked away cooler, and more serviceable. You don’t need to tilt the whole cabin forward 😄

    • Dr. Bob
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      311 months ago

      Chemistry walking away without looking back as it slides into entgegen.