LL-L "Etymology" 2004.08.14 (07) [E]

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From: John Baskind <jbaskind at mac.com>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2004.08.12 (12) [E]

On Aug 12, 2004, at 6:40 PM,  john feather
<johnfeather at sceptic1.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:



> In the US I think it is a normally a
> derogatory term for TV, the medium. Is that right?

Yes. Quite accurate for US television, too.
>
> The song "Video killed the radio stars" was essentially
> incomprehensible in
> the UK because to us "video" means "video recording", in various
> senses, eg
> "I watched a video", "The film went straight to video". Is the term
> "video"
> for television - the meaning used in the song - actually used at all
> widely
> in the US or elsewhere?

"video" is very widely used in the US to refer to a filmed music clip,
as in " have you seen the new Pierced Knuckle video on MTV?", which
makes the song title you refer to quite a poignant statement to those
of us who grew up with radio, but also to a video film, as in  "the
9-11 video is lousy,  so I'm waiting for the DVD before I buy it."

> BTW, in the UK "boob tube" is a sort of tight cropped garment worn by
> women
> on the upper part of their bodies.

Also BTW,  in the early 60s  at my high school, an earlier and more
form-fitting version of this garment was called "punt in die wind" in
Afrikaans...

-
John Baskind
mailto:jbaskind at mac.com

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