points by nemoniac 1 day ago | 0 comments
A high-speed train collided with a stationary train. The title is misleading.
[–] prmph 1 day ago
[–] Zambyte 1 day ago
"racing cars" actually would not be stationary. "Race cars" are the class of vehicle, which can be stationary. If the cars are racing, they are not stationary.
"High-speed" is ambiguous. It can be used to describe the class of vehicle, or it can be used to describe the state of motion of the vehicle.
[–] robotresearcher 1 day ago
Race cars are called racing cars in UK English, and maybe other places in the Anglosphere.
[–] adrianmonk 1 day ago
Yes, same in US English: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/racing%20car
[–] jazzyjackson 1 day ago
Am American, grew up as a NASCAR fan, I’ve never heard someone say “racing cars” as a noun
[–] brewdad 17 hours ago
America is a big place. Common terminology in one place is unheard of in another, especially in the age before the internet.
I saw a discussion thread the other day about the word for a pile of blankets and pillows at a kids sleepover. Every Southerner knew the term “pallet”. Pretty much everyone else didn’t have a word for it at all, other than a “pile”.
High-speed is a descriptor of the type of train, not their current speed.
Just like a racing cars is still such even when stationary.