return2ozma@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 7 days agoThose who live outside of the US, what's something Americans aren't ready to hear?message-squaremessage-square492fedilinkarrow-up150
arrow-up150message-squareThose who live outside of the US, what's something Americans aren't ready to hear?return2ozma@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 7 days agomessage-square492fedilink
minus-square𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoFrench and English, respectively. But the Americans popularized them.
minus-squarenett_hier@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoI would credit Carl Benz (a German) with inventing the car, unless you consider the steam-powered vehicles built by the French to be cars.
minus-square𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoI do consider the French steam engine as the first automobile, yes. Though, if I remember correctly, the French name translates to automatic cart (since he modified a horse cart).
minus-squarenett_hier@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoThanks for the clarification :)
French and English, respectively. But the Americans popularized them.
I would credit Carl Benz (a German) with inventing the car, unless you consider the steam-powered vehicles built by the French to be cars.
I do consider the French steam engine as the first automobile, yes. Though, if I remember correctly, the French name translates to automatic cart (since he modified a horse cart).
Thanks for the clarification :)