On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 at 16:18:39, Michael Berger wrote:
(ref: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>)
>
>PS: oh BTW I almost sent this mail using the pseude-english noun "handy"
>instead of cell phone. That is a funny thing and I really do not know an
>explanation for it: here in germany the term "handy" is THE established term
>for cell phones - it is for sure not a german word but people from english
>speaking countries would not understand it ...
'handy' is not a pseudo word. It means 'convenient' 'to hand' in
English.
That seems a reasonable use of the word in German to describe a
'mobile'. 'cellphone' is the American word.
Tony
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