@AbouBenAdhem to ShowerthoughtsEnglish • 2 years ago"Phones" were named after the Greek word for "sound", but modern phones are used in silence as often as not.message-square19arrow-up1222arrow-down128
arrow-up1194arrow-down1message-square"Phones" were named after the Greek word for "sound", but modern phones are used in silence as often as not.@AbouBenAdhem to ShowerthoughtsEnglish • 2 years agomessage-square19
minus-square@JehovasThicknesslink12•2 years agoIn my native language, the word for phone is an archaic word for wire. Which is also ironic.
In my native language, the word for phone is an archaic word for wire. Which is also ironic.