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points by Zambyte 1 day ago | 0 comments

"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”.