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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there's a point at which the obsolete tech just gets absorbed into normal language and will be there forever. i think we're already there with "upper and lower case" and with "typing" or "keyboarding" for that matter.
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Oh, god, I do hope upper- and lowercase goes away at some point. It’s so, so confusing.
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It *would* be kind of interesting to come up with examples that go back one language, two, three… see how far you can reach back in time.
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You might like the Etymologicon by Mark Forsyth. It’s full of fun stuff like this
It’s a good read. - Show replies
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