Throwaway132465296 t1_ixfdnh2 wrote
Reply to comment by karma_dumpster in TIL that the movie „Gaslight“ (1944), which inspired the term „gaslighting“ (and has been around till the 60s), is based on the play „Gas Light“ (1938) by British novelist Patrick Hamilton and is set in 1880 London. by The_Sceptic_Lemur
It’s fascinating watching phrases enter into our lexicon, get regurgitated endlessly and bandied about (almost always incorrectly) to be unceremoniously dropped for yet another
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