HotForWords » Handicap http://hotforwords.com Marina Orlova - Not your typical philologist. Etymology, philology, word origins, origin of, hot teacher. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:55:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Handicap (Answer) http://hotforwords.com/2008/06/14/handicap-answer/ http://hotforwords.com/2008/06/14/handicap-answer/#comments Sun, 15 Jun 2008 03:45:22 +0000 HotForWords http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=513 Here are the 3 possible answers… see if you can pick the correct one.

Origin #1 (Hand on Cap – Horse Races)

Origin #2 (Cap in Hand – Beggar)

Origin #3 (Hand in Cap – Game)
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Hey guys and gals :-) This is where the Handicap discussion is happening. So make your comments here.

IS HANDICAP A BAD WORD WHEN REFERRING TO SOMEONE WITH DISABILITIES? AND IS THE WORD “DISABLED” BAD AS WELL?

This video is interactive.. you need to watch it on YouTube to be able to use the interactive features. Or you can see the 3 possible answers here.

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