Where does "lawnmover" come from?

[bcp]

It seems every week there are one or two "lawnmovers" listed on Craigslist. The word often appears in the text of the ad, too. And the "w" and "v" are not even close on the keyboard.

 

[ch47dpilot]

I see your from WA, well here in LA (lower Alabama) we have a lot of guy's selling their wenches. I always wonder if their wife knows about the add :laughing:

 

[RDrancher]

Since a "v" is half of a "w" maybe the mower is only half there?

 

[GPintheMitten]

Any one want to buy me weebarrel?

 

[GPintheMitten]

Any one want to buy my weebarrel? or how bout my wheelburro?

 

[zzvyb6]

On CL at any one time, you will find wheel barrels, latter racks, step latters, scrape medal, frigerators, traylors and hydrolic stuff.

All a product of our fine pubic skools.

 

[ch47dpilot]

On CL at any one time, you will find wheel barrels, latter racks, step latters, scrape medal, frigerators, traylors and hydrolic stuff.

All a product of our fine pubic skools.

I like to refer to them as government schools, saying public makes like it sound like we, the public, have a say. As a parent with a 6th and 10th grader, school choice won't come soon enough, but hopefully it will someday

 

[creekbend]

Perhaps the writer is of German heritage?

 

[dave1949]

Perhaps the writer is of German heritage?

You made me chuckle, I've known Germans who speak English very fluently, but the w and v will trip them up sometimes. Going the other direction, I always remember it by knowing that VW (like the car) is pronounced "fowvey" in German.

 

[mikehaugen]

Maybe it is a sod cutter? ...for literally moving the lawn?