2026-04-14 18:34 UTC
If we are being really pedantic. Knots is a measure of distance, and the fact that people have been using that wrong for several centuries does not turn a rope tied at one point into a time-changing object.
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@a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 2026-04-14 19:20
I believe the current terminology is nautical mile (distance) and knot (speed).
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@Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 2026-04-14 22:57
No, it isn't. A nautical mile is a measurement of distance, a knot is a nautical mile per hour.
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@SaltSong@startrek.website 2026-04-15 02:09
> Knots is a measure of distance, and the fact that people have been using that wrong for several centuries We've only been sailing for "several centuries." How long was it a measure of distance before people started using it wrong?
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@daychilde@lemmy.world 2026-04-14 22:11
> fact that people have been using that The way language *works* is that people use things and they *become* correct. There's things I hate, too, like "yea" now being a spelling for "yeah". But it's useless to fight it.