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Gaslight
Is rapidly becoming the trendy word of the year and I already find it irritating!
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Re: Gaslight
No you don’tbasil6345789 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 23, 2025 10:45 pmIs rapidly becoming the trendy word of the year and I already find it irritating!
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Re: Gaslight
Superb movie producing an Oscar for Ingrid Bergman.
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Re: Gaslight
I suspect that those most annoyed by this neologism are those who feel most seen by it.
Re: Gaslight
Trumps doing it all the time with Zelensky
Gaslighting is a psychological manipulation technique in which one person attempts to convince another person, by bending or distorting their perception, that their reality isn’t true.it is a tactic most often employed by a narcissist to gain control over their intended target.
Gaslighting is a psychological manipulation technique in which one person attempts to convince another person, by bending or distorting their perception, that their reality isn’t true.it is a tactic most often employed by a narcissist to gain control over their intended target.
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Re: Gaslight
Suspect I might be more annoyed by the word neologism if I had the slightest clue what it meantLord Beamish wrote: ↑Wed Apr 23, 2025 11:50 pmI suspect that those most annoyed by this neologism are those who feel most seen by it.
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Re: Gaslight
We had them in the caravan we used in Devon with a small thin mantle that if you rocked the caravan would often break
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Re: Gaslight
Dittobasil6345789 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 23, 2025 10:45 pmIs rapidly becoming the trendy word of the year and I already find it irritating!
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Re: Gaslight
Same here (back in the 70's) and whenever I hear the word that's all I can think about!pureclaret wrote: ↑Thu Apr 24, 2025 6:53 amWe had them in the caravan we used in Devon with a small thin mantle that if you rocked the caravan would often break
Re: Gaslight
You’re only three years behind the times…basil6345789 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 23, 2025 10:45 pmIs rapidly becoming the trendy word of the year and I already find it irritating!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-63798242
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Re: Gaslight
My old man used to talk about fanny by gaslight. I’ve never tried it.
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