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What's a sentence nobody has said in 20 years? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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"Sorry, I got to return this video"

"Mike? I love that guy, I got him on speed dial"

"Do you have any quarters for a phone?"

"Bill Cosby really is America's dad"

"Can I borrow that VHS?"

"Sorry, I can't come. My favourite show is on"

"Do you know where a phone is?"

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Nobody referred to videos as "VHS" unless they were explicitly trying to distinguish the medium from betamax. They just called them "videos" and "tapes" or "videotape."

for example: Hey can I borrow that tape?

That movie just came out on video.

Be kind, rewind your videotape.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Conversely, I still sometimes refer to DVDs, Blu Rays and even streaming media as "videos".

Which is both anachronistic, but also technically correct.