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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In American English one “takes” an exam while in British English one “writes” an exam. (I’m not British though but I’ve heard this usage enough to be reasonably confident.) This sounds to me like a holdover from the days when students would write out essays in longhand. 1/
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Nowadays I expect that many exams are “written” on a computer, either typed text or perhaps multiple choice. Or if an exam is on paper, it’s likely to be something like optically scanned. 2/x
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