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"Phones" were named after the Greek word for "sound", but modern phones are used in silence as often as not.

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"Phones" were named after the Greek word for "sound", but modern phones are used in silence as often as not.

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So in Germany it’s not weird to ask someone for a handy?

Cause that means a totally different thing around here

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