Comments on: Future puzzles http://www.word-detective.com/2010/10/future-puzzles/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: David H. Hendon http://www.word-detective.com/2010/10/future-puzzles/comment-page-1/#comment-25884 David H. Hendon Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:35:42 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=4084#comment-25884 78 rpm records and albums preceded 33-1/3 records/albums, the latter having first appeared in the late 1940's. It was the 78 rpm multi-record sets described that gave the term "album" to the 33-1/3 records and continues to apply to muliple "recordings" (on its way to functional obsolescence) in some sort of formal connection (as on a record, tape or CD), principally of music. Another rather obvious word anachronism is "dial" as to dial a phone number. Rotary dials on telephones are a real rarity if they continue to exist operationally at all, in the 21st century. 78 rpm records and albums preceded 33-1/3 records/albums, the latter having first appeared in the late 1940′s. It was the 78 rpm multi-record sets described that gave the term “album” to the 33-1/3 records and continues to apply to muliple “recordings” (on its way to functional obsolescence) in some sort of formal connection (as on a record, tape or CD), principally of music.
Another rather obvious word anachronism is “dial” as to dial a phone number. Rotary dials on telephones are a real rarity if they continue to exist operationally at all, in the 21st century.

]]> By: Gordon Schumacher http://www.word-detective.com/2010/10/future-puzzles/comment-page-1/#comment-8007 Gordon Schumacher Sat, 30 Oct 2010 06:52:59 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=4084#comment-8007 I hadn't realized the association to "albums" of records... but despite being at least two generations too young for this to have been likely, I had a fair number of 78rpm records when I was young (including at least one which was made of ceramic). I hadn’t realized the association to “albums” of records… but despite being at least two generations too young for this to have been likely, I had a fair number of 78rpm records when I was young (including at least one which was made of ceramic).

]]> By: gS49 http://www.word-detective.com/2010/10/future-puzzles/comment-page-1/#comment-6883 gS49 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 13:26:43 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=4084#comment-6883 An addition to your explanation of record "album": Going back before 33-1/3s, records could only be produced at 78 rpm, which allowed much less time per side. A song could fit on one side, but a classical symphony needed both sides of several disks. Often, the multiple disks were assembled into an -- wait for it -- album, which consisted of the paper sleeves which held the disks bound between hardboard covers. This was more similar to a picture album, or whatever "album" referred to before. The single disk 78-rpm albums took the term from the older 33-1/3 albums. An addition to your explanation of record “album”: Going back before 33-1/3s, records could only be produced at 78 rpm, which allowed much less time per side. A song could fit on one side, but a classical symphony needed both sides of several disks.

Often, the multiple disks were assembled into an — wait for it — album, which consisted of the paper sleeves which held the disks bound between hardboard covers. This was more similar to a picture album, or whatever “album” referred to before.

The single disk 78-rpm albums took the term from the older 33-1/3 albums.

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