Dead Language we still Use!

[AUSSIE-Rebooted-AMM]

I thought it funny when Hector postage FOOTAGE of M J. . . .as footage used to refer to a length of film. . . . .but it is all digital now. . . .so why not say here are some Pixels of Michael Jacksons last Performance.

Also. . .phones don't ring any more. . . they beep and play music. . . .but we still say the phones ringing. . . .we don't Dial the phone anymore. . . .but we still say it. . . .

So what else have the last 10 years done to change what we say from descriptive language to historical language, that one day may have their origins lost, just becoming words, that don;t mean what they describe?

[Mikey]

I still call CD's albums most of the time ....... example ... "I heard the Rolling Stones are coming out with a new album soon"

[cjefferys]

Many people still say they "taped" a TV show, even if they used a DVR or DVD recorder instead of a VCR.

[theantiquetiger]

"Turn the Channel" or "Change the Dial on the TV"

[thunderbolt]

Yeah, I still use the term record as in "Hey, Wal-Mart guy where is the new Green Day Record?"

[grayhank]

I still call CD's albums most of the time ....... example ... "I heard the Rolling Stones are coming out with a new album soon"

"Album" is still a correct term for Records, CDs, Tapes, or whatever because an Album is a collection of songs. If you were to say "Where is the new Rolling Stones LP or Record" it would be incorrect in regards to the format of CD.


BTW: Both my house phone and cell phone both still ring. I set my cell phone to "ring" instead of annoying digital music.

[cjefferys]

"Album" is still a correct term for Records, CDs, Tapes, or whatever because an Album is a collection of songs. If you were to say "Where is the new Rolling Stones LP or Record" it would be incorrect in regards to the format of CD.

I've always used the word "album" in that way (referring to the release regardless of format), but wasn't sure if it was correct, or just the way I used the word. It does make sense though. I remember saying things like "Hey, I just picked up the new KISS album on 8-track" for example.

[Joe90]

"Turn the Channel" or "Change the Dial on the TV"

Don't touch that dial!

[saildog]

I sometimes refer to the Fox Network as the DuMont.

[UnderdogDJLSW]

I sometimes refer to the Fox Network as the DuMont.

I'm sure if you say "You sound like a broken record" to a kid who keeps repeating the same thing over and over again. That kid will probably not know what you mean.

Even though we own a digital camera I've caught both my wife and I asking something along the lines of "How much film do we have left?" referring to the amount of shots still available in the memory.

[Mikey]

Speaking of a broken record .... here's one.

A media/comedy trend started in the 90's and continuing into today is ....

The sound of a record needle scratching on a record when the comedy routine changes abruptly.

An example might be a guy in the bathroom pleasuring himself, and someone walks in on him --- suddenly that record scratching sound is played.

[Gorn Captain]

Dr. Who still has a phone box.
How outdated is that?

[Gorn Captain]

Try speaking Dutch in your own capital (Brussels).
You'll immediately know you're speaking a dead language....

[Mikey]

Same with English in a lot of cities in the United States.

American's that can't speak English is becoming a bigger and bigger problem here ...

[darklord1967]

Here in NYC, we still refer to the clerks at each subway station as "token booth clerks" even though coin tokens were phased out years ago and replaced with metrocards.