When referring to modern technology, specifically video recording, why do most people keep using archaic terms like “filming” and “videotaping”? I am constantly hearing people recording on YouTube making comments like “You’re being filmed” or this is on videotape”. We know that anyone under 30 on a smartphone has probably never used videotape, and surely has never used an actual film motion picture camera. Where are they using these out of date terms?
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Because they have been the term used for a long time and people know what you’re talking about when you say it. Communication isn’t always about being 100% precise and technically correct, sometimes it’s about conveying ideas and meanings with enough accuracy and efficiency to be effective.
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