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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Here’s another: cornerstone (the first stone set in a masonry foundation, guiding the orientation and placement of the whole building).
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On "gaslighting": The usage comes from the 1938 play by Patrick Hamilton (Gaslight) and subsequent film adaptations in which a husband tries to show his wife is insane by convincing her she's not really seeing things he's doing, including dimming the gas lights in the house.
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