During the Spring Festival, netizens took a road sign picture, which triggered a heated discussion among the majority of netizens.
As can be seen from the picture, the same road sign actually appeared in the "U-turn" and "U-turn" two words, the picture was posted to the Internet, netizens have commented: "Which of these two words is correct"?
In fact, this is not the first time that netizens have had such a question, last year there was a citizen who felt that the word "U-turn" marked on some road traffic signs in the city may be improper, just because of this matter specially reflected to the municipal government. Is the difference between "U-turn" and "U-turn" just a word in connotation, or is our knowledge too limited?
Is there a mistake in "turning around"?
The word "U-turn" has led to many people being taboo, first of all related to the aesthetics of the Chinese national language, because the Chinese people are exquisite in speaking, and the "U-turn" in the traffic sign can refer to killing the head, the head is forced to separate from the body in the colloquial language, there is a sense of death, especially applied on the road, it is inevitable to make people feel uncomfortable, quite taboo, and even have a sense of terror.
It is because of this meaning of "U-turn" that many people will inevitably have doubts in their hearts after seeing this word, whether the word "U-turn" is written incorrectly, and should it be written as "U-turn" more accurately?
If we look closely at the Xinhua dictionary, we can see that the word "U-turn" has two meanings, the first is: (man) turns his head back: he turns his head and pretends not to see. The second is to turn (cars, boats, etc.) in the opposite direction: the alley is too narrow, the car can't turn around, and it also makes a U-turn.
It can be seen that "U-turn" and "U-turn" mean the same thing, so the use of the word "U-turn" in traffic signs is not a typo.
Consistent with the original text of the Traffic Law
Since "U-turn" and "U-turn" mean the same thing, why do we choose to use the word "U-turn" instead of the less controversial "U-turn" at the common traffic signs on the road?
In this regard, the Wuhan Municipal Traffic Management Bureau has responded that in daily life, people may be accustomed to using U-turns, "U-turn" and "U-turn" have slight differences in semantics, "U-turn" refers to the vehicle turning in the opposite direction.
According to the original text of the Regulations on the Implementation of the Road Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China: "Article 49 Motor vehicles shall not turn around at locations where there are signs prohibiting U-turns or prohibiting left turns, markings, and at railway crossings, crosswalks, bridges, sharp bends, steep slopes, tunnels or sections of roads prone to danger." "The text of traffic signs must be consistent with the original text of the Road Traffic Law.
In addition, from the literal analysis, the word "drop" has fallen, derogated, lost, rotated, swing, reversed, lagging behind, etc., it can be seen that this is a transient verb, and its action is often completed in a very short period of time. The word "tune" has the meaning of collection, investigation, extraction, and exchange. It is a state verb that does not end in a short period of time, but lasts for a certain period of time.
So the prohibition of U-turns should be a transient verb that doesn't happen continuously, so it's more accurate to use the word "U-turn." In addition, this "tune" is a polysyllabic word, which can be read tiao and diao. If you use the word "key", it is very easy to mispronounce the second sound of tiao, so from the perspective of pronunciation, the use of the word "off" can effectively prevent misreading.
summary
In short, whether it is a "U-turn" or a "U-turn" The ultimate purpose is to warn everyone to abide by traffic rules and follow the correct driving mode in the prescribed road section, which is responsible for their own safety, but also responsible for others, civilized travel, starting from me.
So the question is, dear old drivers, which do you think is the correct way to write the "U-turn" or "U-turn" in the traffic sign?