I wonder sometimes what would be the oldest extant word based on technology no longer in use. Taping an interview? Dialing someone? https://twitter.com/hels/status/679059633949011970 …
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I remember our having albums of 78s when I was v. young in the early 60s, but they were probably already old.
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Yeah, all of those things are Earth terminators rather than lunar terminators. (I am so happy to be making this reference I don’t even care if it’s 100% accurate.)
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But… we’re still IN the days of vinyl recording when you buy an album of multiple discs. This David Bowie album comes out on Friday, for instance: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JVF8JRR/ That said, the term actually predates both records and photo albums: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Album_for_the_Young …
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Yeah, but there will always be tiny exceptions to every word on whatever list we come up with.
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