Just as a reminder about idioms. Making some flight reservations - the points are called "miles" even on Air France
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From: dc3-bounces@listas.altermundi.net [mailto:dc3-bounces@listas.altermundi.net] On Behalf Of Nicolás Echániz
Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2016 19:53
To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <dc3@listas.altermundi.net>
Subject: Re: [DC3] RES: RES: Declaration on Community Connectivity v.1.0
On 10/20/2016 12:00 PM, dc3@bob.ma wrote:
> This is a question I sometimes ask – are terms like “last mile”
> idiomatic rather than referring to an actual mile? Even worse is when
> you have a naďve translator writing about the last 1.6 km. If indeed
> “last mile” is idiomatic then “first square mile” works and “first
> km^2 ” isn’t quite the same play on meme.
I also think of "last mile" as not referring to an actual mile nowadays.
The "distance" from "last mile" to "first square kilometer" takes out the fun in the expression :P
I prefer "first square mile" or even "first mile" when it's written and "first square mile" when we are talking and can explain the concept a bit.
I've found the coincidence of many people with an alternative view on the Internet using the expression "first mile"; it's sort of "already out there".
Cheers!
Nico
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