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I love them too. In a similar vein I learned just the other day that the verb 'escalate' only became in vogue after the invention of the escalator in the 1920s.
by hencq 2y ago
I love them too. In a similar vein I learned just the other day that the verb 'escalate' only became in vogue after the invention of the escalator in the 1920s. I can't really pinpoint why either, but I think it has something to do with the surprisingly dumb or meme-y roots of such common words.
- fireflash38 2y agohttps://www.etymonline.com/word/escalate#etymonline_v_32438 https://www.etymonline.com/word/escalate#etymonline_v_32438 If anyone is curious. Used to be escalade, but after the formation of escalade+elevator=escalator, we never really looked back.