Tuesday 12 July 2011

Newspapers and briefcases - vestigial words?

We still talk about 'web pages' and 'cover art' for digital-only media.  I've read people being berated for talking about the 'ship date' of a software download. (Though even physical media may not ever be distributed in an actual ship.) Do we still 'dial' a number?  Or just call a contact?

Newspapers and briefcases: vestigial words in today's English
http://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2011/07/newspapers-and-briefcases-vestigial-words/