What can be understood is a separate question from what it's possible to say. Here's a common type of utterance from a foreign student of English: *Where you h

What can be understood is a separate question from what it's possible to say. Here's a common type of utterance from a foreign student of English: *Where you heard this? There's no risk of being misunderstood, but that doesn't mean it's possible to phrase a question in English this way. What would you understand if someone asked you for "the scissor"?