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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Oh, yeah! I forgot my own stuff. Shift and Backspace on the keyboard! Both from around 1880–1890, ceased to do what they literally meant ~1980 when computer took over from typewriters. ᴾˡᵉᵃˢᵉ ᵇᵘʸ ᵐʸ ᵇᵒᵒᵏ
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Okay, I love this with all my heart:https://twitter.com/girlyratfish/status/1079620904080990208 …
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This was such a fun thread and really appreciate everyone sending in suggestions, either within the (arbitrary) scope, or pushing at it. (All this inspired me to start making a little web app, but in the end none of the dictionary APIs had the data I wanted.)
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One meta observation: Languages are so varied and messy it was hard even for myself to understand what my question really meant! You can see I changed my mind back and forth as I was talking to different people.
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I want to write a short horror story based on a premise that using any such a phrase will instantly teleport you back to a time when it was still used literally. Two lovers on the phone. “No, *you* hang up.” *poof*
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I wrote many of the answers in a blog post – with images! Maybe this will be fun to someone. (Thank you so much again to everyone for participating.)https://medium.com/@mwichary/the-ghost-tech-in-todays-language-c3becc9ae30b …
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Not sure if that counts, it’s sort of a new version of the old thing.
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Love those! Hanging up the phone? Being run-down (from wind up technologies?) CC (carbon copy) on emails?
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Most names for car shapes (sedan, coupe, shooting brake...) derive from horse buggies.
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Shooting brake? Whoa.
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