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On a side note: I guess it's still "mobile" in english - "handy" is pretty german. ;) Not sure if it's still valid, but "handy" has a different meaning in slan
by MrGilbert 7y ago
On a side note: I guess it's still "mobile" in english - "handy" is pretty german. ;)
Not sure if it's still valid, but "handy" has a different meaning in slang:
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=handy https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=handy
Again, a native speaker might consider different, but as a german the usage of "handy" immediatley caught my eye. :D
- rpvnwnkl 7y agoIn US english, handy means convenient
- frosted-flakes 7y agoOP's usage is correct. Handy means "at hand", or convenient.
- MrGilbert 7y agoI know what "handy" means in English. So if I ask an American to show me his "Handy", he knows that I want to see his "mobile phone"? Because that's what "Handy" means in Germany. It's actually "mobile phone", hence the confusion. I learned that "Handy" is almost exclusively used in Germany.
- frosted-flakes 7y agoThe German usage of "handy" as a noun does not exist in English. "My handy camera" doesn't mean "my mobile camera", it means "my camera that is conveniently at hand". ("Mobile phone" isn't very common in the US either. Common usage used to be "cell phone" or "smart phone", but is now simply "phone".)