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Interestingly, in German – where we mostly used phones like [1] originally, we use the word "Auflegen" (put upon) to mean the end of a call.

Different technology shapes language.

[1]: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/Telefon0...



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