Pointy-talky card
Language translation sheet that can be pointed at to communicate
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A pointy-talky card or point talk card is a sheet used for communication between people who do not share a mutual language, on which the people conversing can point at the pictograph or dual-language phrase that conveys their message.[1] During World War II, memoirs of US servicemen mention using such cards to indicate phrases in Chinese and in French.[2][3] Point talk cards are also used by police and emergency services personnel to communicate with people who do not speak the authority's language.[4]
