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156 points todsacerdoti | 1 comments | 09 Jul 25 04:04 UTC | HN request time: 0.2s | source
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walthamstow ◴[09 Jul 25 05:32 UTC] No.44506620[source]▶
Off topic somewhat but where the hell did the verb 'jump' come from for video calls? I'm always being asked to jump on a call
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1. Brian_K_White ◴[09 Jul 25 07:24 UTC] No.44507171[source]▶
You would jump on a call before video was involved. Not even necessarily a conference call either, you could jump on the horn etc.

It just means to start doing something, no great mystery.