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Pepijn@Pepijn@mastodon.online
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Many people now use "acoustic bikes" to label bicycles without electric motor.

In that same line of thinking: should we start applying the same label to coffee without milk?

Acoustic coffee:

#coffee #biketooter

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Two cups of acoustic coffee.
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Clinton Anderson SwordForHire@ClintonAnderson@universeodon.com
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@Pepijn

If I say "acoustic bike" you have no trouble understanding exactly what I mean.....

Good enough for Luka Bloom is good enough for me

https://youtu.be/Y1yFHAugbnM

#GetUpOnYourBike

YouTubeThe Acoustic Motorbikeby Luka Bloom - Topic
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Pepijn@Pepijn@mastodon.online
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>If I say "acoustic bike" you have no trouble understanding exactly what I mean....

In the two years that I've occasionally asked in person not a single person (in Denmark and the Netherlands, cycling countries) actually understood what I meant. After explaining it multiple people pointed out how it is redundant.

@ClintonAnderson

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Clinton Anderson SwordForHire@ClintonAnderson@universeodon.com
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@Pepijn

People from The Netherlands are who I first heard it from 🤣😅🤣

Funny ol' world eh

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Pepijn@Pepijn@mastodon.online
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@ClintonAnderson That's surprising. Maybe these people translated an English term? Even on dedicated Dutch cycling forums "acoustic" is seen as odd (https://forumwereldfietser.nl/viewtopic.php?t=38280).

forumwereldfietser.nlHoe noem je een fiets zonder E-aandrijving? - Forum Wereldfietser
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Clinton Anderson SwordForHire@ClintonAnderson@universeodon.com
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@Pepijn

Maybe... I didn't bother getting into a linguistic debate with them

I just giggled and adopted the term for my own use

🤙

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