My go-to says the earliest documented use of the word (as a common verb) is 1969. https://wordsmith.org/words/gaslight.html From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kevin M. Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2021 12:52 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: Being The Ricardos On Thu, Dec 23, 2021 at 9:25 AM PGage <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: What is the argument for the side that says “gaslight” would not have been used in the 1950s? There was a famous film titled “Gaslight” released in 1944. Does Twitter think everything was invented in the last ten years? Nobody’s disputing the existence of the film; the dispute seems to be whether “gaslighting” would’ve been a commonly used figure of speech in that era. I’ve yet to see an instance of its use in media of that time period, though I’ve not been actively researching it. On Thu, 23 Dec 2021 at 7:41 AM Kevin M. <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: On Thu, Dec 23, 2021 at 6:03 AM Jim Ellwanger <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: One thing that really stuck in my craw is Sorkin having CBS executive Clark Gregg saying something to the effect of “…if we tape a show Friday night.” No one would have referred to “taping” a TV show in 1952. Videotape had literally just been invented, and videotape equipment that was suitable for broadcast use wasn’t introduced until 1956. Steve Allen used to joke that he’d shout “stop tape” when something went wrong on his incarnation of The Tonight Show… it was a joke precisely because his shows were live and tape hadn’t been used for that purpose yet. There is also a debate on Twitter over whether “gaslight” would’ve been used as an expression in the 1950s.
On Dec 23, 2021, at 1:53 AM, Kevin M. <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: Better acting than I was expecting. Story and writing were ok, but — as stated here multiple times — I don’t like stories told in flashback. JK was a dynamite “Fred”. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> . To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4DAFOB-74JY3k596yWJ_18i-BvSQvmvbZWDgc1YOwXyTw%40mail.gmail.com <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4DAFOB-74JY3k596yWJ_18i-BvSQvmvbZWDgc1YOwXyTw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> . -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> . To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/2130EBD9-4429-4634-9A45-4E489CE945A2%40ellwanger.tv <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/2130EBD9-4429-4634-9A45-4E489CE945A2%40ellwanger.tv?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> . -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> . To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4BHRYESenxUBXGjgLhj7xHymt9YTnuuNNKNccoQ8c4YWg%40mail.gmail.com <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4BHRYESenxUBXGjgLhj7xHymt9YTnuuNNKNccoQ8c4YWg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> . -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> . To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYJSCh88jUoMLJzi6O90cDqM5ztDTimZp7XM%2Bdtiu3P14A%40mail.gmail.com <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYJSCh88jUoMLJzi6O90cDqM5ztDTimZp7XM%2Bdtiu3P14A%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> . -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> . To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4DXVqCC6d88kWEW_U_FdTAbAyHEpJK940K4vqrYn8wvkQ%40mail.gmail.com <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4DXVqCC6d88kWEW_U_FdTAbAyHEpJK940K4vqrYn8wvkQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> . -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/003401d7f827%24d510a5d0%247f31f170%24%40suddenlink.net.
