"Phones" were named after the Greek word for "sound", but modern phones are used in silence as often as not.
"Phones" were named after the Greek word for "sound", but modern phones are used in silence as often as not.
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That's why I like the German word for them - "Handy."
It would be weird asking my parents for a handy on my birthday
How are your arms?
Now that’s a classic.
So in Germany it's not weird to ask someone for a handy?
Cause that means a totally different thing around here
UK English they're called phones, but cell phones are often called mobiles too.
Maybe less so now that home phones (landlines) aren't really a thing so all phones are generally mobiles.
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