“Handy” is one of these words that move from one language to another and take on a different meaning in the process. Mobile phones (or cell phones in the US and in South Africa) have come to be known as “Handys” (yes, that’s the correct plural in German) and ignore that it means something completely different in English. Probably, because they are handheld and hand is the same word in German, albeit written with a capital.
One Word Sunday: Urban
One Word Sunday: Rural
One Word Sunday: Mobile
One Word Sunday: Meet or Meat
One Word Sunday: Lean
In the Friends’ episode Where Chandler Doesn’t Like Dogs (S7E8), Joey says: “It’s a moo point.” On being challenged, he explains what that means: “It’s like a cow’s opinion, you know, it just doesn’t matter. It’s moo“.
I guess she is making a moo point right here.
One Word Sunday: Point
One Word Sunday: Wind
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