Hackers' Pub

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`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
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`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Papa Maccus Primus @macberg@mastodon.online

3/20/2026, 11:29:02 AM

Public

If derailleur (the part of the gear shifting system on a bicycle that kicks the chain to a different sprocket) in English comes from the french dérailleur, which means derailer, as in de-rail, which is what the derailleur does... then why isn't the English term for a derailleur a derailer? o.O
#MTB #cycling #bicycles #language #English

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