My wife and I are searching for a new house to live in. We are determined to get something more or less new, as we have been living in a rather old building up to now and have learned that this usually means poor insulation, leaky pipework, and shoddy electrical wiring. So, while browsing offers online, I find one that seems reasonable.

Me: “Hey, that looks nice, and it’s not too old!”

Wife: “It says here that it was built in 1982.”

Me: “Yeah, so it’s pretty new, right?”

Wife: “You know, that’s literally as old as you are! So, it’s old!”

I silently closed the browser tab.