[Don Pearce[_3_]]

On Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:51:09 -0700, "Bill Graham"
wrote:

Don Pearce wrote:
On Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:38:54 -0700, "Bill Graham"
wrote:

If they were using a film-based motion picture camera, then the term
"filming" would be appropriate, but when using a camcorder, they're
"shooting video", not "filming", at least as far as I'm concerned.

Regards,

I guess you don't accept the word, "tape" as a euphamism for "record"
either. It is hard for me to change my language in some cases,
because at 75, I have been hearing and using some of these terms for
many years.

You say euphemism, but I presume you mean synonym. A CD is also a
record, but we only really use the word for a vinyl disc.

d

No. A synonym means the same thing. But tape doesn't mean record. It can be
a sticky strip used for sealing packages. It is a euphamism for record when
used in reference to what you do with a recording machine.

A euphemism is a socially acceptable term used in place of one that
would give offence. "Tape" and "Record" are synonyms in this context
because they specifically do mean the same thing. It is the original
meanings that differ.

And it is euphemism, not euphamism.

d