Compilation Tape

[Scot LaFaive]

But not "compilation tape?" When I was younger we didn't call them mix
tapes; we called them compilation tapes or compilations.

Scot

On Dec 17, 2007 4:14 PM, Jesse Sheidlower <jester at panix.com> wrote:

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> On Mon, Dec 17, 2007 at 04:09:15PM -0600, Scot LaFaive wrote:
> > Does OED have "compilation tape" (as a cassette tape containing a
> variety of
> > songs from various sources)? What about "mixed CD," if that's the proper
> > term?
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> OED has _mix tape_, with an unsatisfactorily unclear
> definition that I'll be revising.
>
> The proper term for a CD containing a mix of songs is actually
> _mix tape_. People are quite clear that mixed CD's are still
> called mixtapes (often spelled solid).
>
> Jesse Sheidlower
> OED
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