• halfdane@piefed.social
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    3 months ago

    I’m sorry, I made a joke and you answered sincerely, thank you very much.

    I thought your writing of acoustic bikes was a typo because I know of electric and acoustic guitars and have never heard of acoustic bikes before, I so found it funny. Your response however makes me think that I need to educate myself in this matter a bit more before trying to make stupid jokes.

    • litchralee@sh.itjust.works
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      3 months ago

      I’m sure whoever coined the term acoustic bike was also making a joke. But the thing with neologisms is that if it’s easy to understand without referencing a dictionary, and it catches on, then that’s as good as any other word.

      It’s just a playful retronym, at the end of the day, but is perfect when distinguishing from ebikes.