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The -copter suffix is very common in the drone community.eg quadcopter is widely accepted https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadcopter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
by maciuz 3mo ago
The -copter suffix is very common in the drone community.eg quadcopter is widely accepted https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadcopter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadcopter
- cyclopeanutopia 3mo agoHence a nit.
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- KPGv2 3mo agoNit pick: "nit pick" means to remove tiny bugs from hair, which this is not. Oh, language changes and now "nit pick" means "to make trivial criticisms" even though neither "nit" nor "pick" etymologically has anything to do with criticisms? How very self-serving of you ;)
- cyclopeanutopia 3mo agoUnrelated.
- ShinyLeftPad 3mo agoIt's a metaphor:)
- ButlerianJihad 3mo agoAre you trying to say that it’s been co-opted? Did anyone consult the Egyptian Christian community about this?
- Munksgaard 3mo agoSimilarly, "heli" is a commonly recognized clipping of helicopter: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/heli#English https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/heli#English See e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helipad https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helipad
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