One word for a tea-cup handle?

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#196049 - 01/12/11 02:54 PM Re: One word for a tea-cup handle? [Re: elifit]
BranShea Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 5246 Loc: Netherlands, the Hague	Originally Posted By: elifit In my native language (Polish) we call it "ucho" - ear, because it sort of has the shape of an ear I even once said that in front of the class coz I didn't know it's called handle and my teacher said with smile that she gets the connotation Ha, it's called ear in Dutch as well. Most logic thing as unless we deal with an extravagant posh design it always has the form of an ear. Handle? Is that seriously the English word for it? I never knew, in spite of the many cups of tea I had in England and U.S. ( I mean, I'm still astonished about all the cups of whatever I drank and no one ever said a word about the handle or ear. Such a familiar thing and the word never mentioned, jee......) What else can we do without . Edited by BranShea (01/12/11 03:37 PM) Edit Reason: amazed
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#196057 - 01/12/11 11:32 PM Re: One word for a tea-cup handle? [Re: zmjezhd]
Jackie Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 11577 Loc: Louisville, Kentucky	There is a proverb in English (and many other languages no doubt) that "little pitchers have big ears". Well--it is true that I seldom have anything of import posted. Can't blame you.
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#196061 - 01/13/11 02:10 AM Re: One word for a tea-cup handle? [Re: zmjezhd]
elifit newbie Registered: 01/11/11 Posts: 33 Loc: Poland	Originally Posted By: zmjezhd ear There is a proverb in English (and many other languages no doubt) that "little pitchers have big ears". Cup handle is what it's called. I recently dropped a cup and broke its handle. Calling it ear, you might be understood, but calling it handle there's no risk of being misunderstood. Of course when you call it a handle, there's no risk of misunderstanding.. for an English native speaker. I think the difference is in the representation. In Polish (and Dutch apparently ) the word "ear" represents the shape, whereas in English handle represents the function.. as you use your hand to hold the cup. Hmm, I'm wondering how many such words with differences like this exist. I'll think about it and post it when I find some
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#196062 - 01/13/11 02:21 AM Re: One word for a tea-cup handle? [Re: elifit]
elifit newbie Registered: 01/11/11 Posts: 33 Loc: Poland	And I found one..although both terms refer to a shape. In English we call it an eye of a needle, In Polish we call it an ear of a needle. The difference is how you look at the needle, if you look at it horizontally, the loop resembles an eye. If you look vertically it resembles an ear.
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#196069 - 01/13/11 04:51 AM Re: One word for a tea-cup handle? [Re: elifit]
BranShea Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 5246 Loc: Netherlands, the Hague	Ha! I would like to have a look at a Polish needle. For needle we go with the English. Eye. (devided loyalties) This one's for Jackie:
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#196070 - 01/13/11 05:58 AM Re: One word for a tea-cup handle? [Re: BranShea]
elifit newbie Registered: 01/11/11 Posts: 33 Loc: Poland	Originally Posted By: BranShea Ha! I would like to have a look at a Polish needle. For needle we go with the English. Eye. (devided loyalties) Eye makes more sense since the shape is oval. By the way, how do you call knitting stitches in Dutch? In polish it's "oczko" [aw-tch-kaw] - small eye and ladder (Am. runner) in tights is also small eye heheh Funny how many different words are referred to as oczko: blackjack, stone in a ring, mesh in net
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#196072 - 01/13/11 06:01 AM Re: One word for a tea-cup handle? [Re: elifit]
bexter addict Registered: 11/17/10 Posts: 677 Loc: Middle Earth	knit and pearl over here...(I think...my aunt knits, maybe I should ask her all of the stich names!) _________________________ ----The next sentence is true. The previous sentence is false----
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#196074 - 01/13/11 06:05 AM Re: One word for a tea-cup handle? [Re: bexter]
elifit newbie Registered: 01/11/11 Posts: 33 Loc: Poland	Originally Posted By: bexter knit and pearl over here...(I think...my aunt knits, maybe I should ask her all of the stich names!) You can have different stitches but the loop you create with the knitting needles is called stitch - oczko Isn't that knit and purl? I knit too
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#196080 - 01/13/11 08:02 AM Re: One word for a tea-cup handle? [Re: elifit]
bexter addict Registered: 11/17/10 Posts: 677 Loc: Middle Earth	yup I never was good with knitting terminology... _________________________ ----The next sentence is true. The previous sentence is false----
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#196106 - 01/13/11 11:05 AM Re: One word for a tea-cup handle? [Re: bexter]
LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/08 Posts: 5266 Loc: Land of the Flat Water	Knitting terminology....I was never good with knitting. I can crochet, however. We call them "stitches". But as one who cannot knit, who am I to question? Edited by LukeJavan8 (01/13/11 11:15 AM) _________________________ ----please, draw me a sheep----
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