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Those are the idiomatic phrases for cross-country skiing, biking, trail running, and pretty much every other sport where a slower competitor is required to yiel
by stephencanon 5y ago
Those are the idiomatic phrases for cross-country skiing, biking, trail running, and pretty much every other sport where a slower competitor is required to yield the trail in North America. It’s a pretty reasonable expectation that trail users would be familiar with them.
(The main alternative used in competition is “track track track!” which is distinctly less helpful.)
- chrisseaton 5y agoMany 'trail users' are just normal people out for a walk, not part of any competitive sport. You can't assume people know your lingo.
- stephencanon 5y agoIt’s not about assuming other people know your lingo, it’s about it being the most widely understood phrase with the desired meaning; there isn’t something else you would say that’s more clear to more people. You should not assume that the other person will understand it and act immediately, but it’s absolutely the correct thing to say in this scenario. You just also need to slow down to be able to respond if they don’t.
- chrisseaton 5y ago> there isn’t something else you would say that’s more clear to more people How about 'I'm passing you on your left'?