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've worked for 13 years in the modern maritime industry & i can confidently assert (because i've asked them) that none of the modern maritime workers i've worked with even know that these terms came originally from their own field
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i'm like 1.5 sheets to the wind right now or i'd remember more. But seriously, so many common English expressions originate from nautical terminology because Her Majesty's Navy really did rule the seas for a really long time & naval officers were like rock stars.
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