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Iirc it goes back to telegraphs, the line been physically down would prevent them working and it’s hung around since. Like hang up, when was the last time I hu
by noir_lord 6y ago
Iirc it goes back to telegraphs, the line been physically down would prevent them working and it’s hung around since.
Like hang up, when was the last time I hung up a phone, that style of phone went out of fashion here 30 or more years ago.
- jacobush 6y agoAckshully it's from the even older phones with separate earpiece and fixed microphone. You'd really hang up the earpiece on these old ones.
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- mcphage 6y agoYou'd physically hang up wall phones, even when they had a combined microphone and speaker: https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/515Mj67cq3L._SL1004_.jpg https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/515Mj67cq3L...
- jacobush 6y agoYes, but what I meant was that the expression is likely even older than from the ones which went out of style 30 years ago.