Antiquity illusion

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The Antiquity illusion is the belief that a word, meaning, grammatical construction or phrase that is familiar to you has been common for a long time when it is in fact of recent origin.

[edit] See also

• Adolescent illusion
• Infrequency illusion
• Out-group illusion
• Recency illusion

[edit] External links

• New Scientist article (subscription only; hard copy at New Scientist, 17 November 2007 p. 60)