Does it annoy you that people use "digital" as a synonym for "online"?
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« on: December 30, 2013, 07:03:30 PM »
For some reason this really annoys me. I've heard people use "digital" to contrast online music downloads to CD's. There are so many things that are digital but not computer-based: CD's, DVD's, virtually all broadcast, cable and satellite TV these days, HD radio (though this last one is not mainstream), and the list goes on...

It just seems like people use "digital" to mean "online" in many cases.
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« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2013, 08:06:35 PM »
It doesn't bother me any more than it does when people say they are going to dial someone on their cellphone.
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« Reply #2 on: December 31, 2013, 01:59:39 PM »
Quote from: True Federalist on December 30, 2013, 08:06:35 PM
It doesn't bother me any more than it does when people say they are going to dial someone on their cellphone.

Good point.
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« Reply #3 on: December 31, 2013, 04:26:41 PM »
Nah, language always evolves. Technically, "digital" should mean "related to fingers". Tongue
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« Reply #4 on: December 31, 2013, 04:37:38 PM »
Is this an American thing? I've never heard of digital being used as a synonym for online.
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« Reply #5 on: December 31, 2013, 05:52:49 PM »
Quote from: Supersonic on December 31, 2013, 04:37:38 PM
Is this an American thing? I've never heard of digital being used as a synonym for online.
No, I've never heard it used in that context either. Apparently, it's a southern thing. Tongue I would find it annoying if someone used them synonymously however.
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