moonbeams Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Is there any way to circumvent the continuing usage of vinyl as a countable noun? Can't we just say records? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhansel411 Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 I hate" vinyl" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesomexloveus Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 didn't we just have a topic discussing this relatively recently? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkie Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 records, records, records! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somethingvinyl Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 We did have a very similar topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manicdogbert Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 if you're still getting your panties up in a bunch because people are saying "vinyl," you're a fucking idiot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
311thrice Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Who cares? It's just like when people use "there" for "their", or "to" for "too". It's gonna happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesomexloveus Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Who cares? It's just like when people use "there" for "their", or "to" for "too". It's gonna happen. there, their, they're drives me up the wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weck Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 if you're still getting your panties up in a bunch because people are saying "vinyl," you're a fucking idiot. this I can agree with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewlucas Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 if you're still getting your panties up in a bunch because people are saying "vinyl," you're a fucking idiot. this I can agree with. ditto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raidenradio Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Only saying "records" is idiotic. It's perfectly acceptable within the culture of record collecting but once you take it outside the subculture it just seems unconscionably retarded. Imagine it on another medium. Let's say there's a subculture that enjoys movies in the reel-to-reel format. Now imagine that they think these should be called "films." So now anytime a movie is referred to as a film it's somehow incorrect if they're talking about anything other than a reel-to-reel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blossomchris Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Many moons ago most music media was referred to as records(pre cd) Now artists often call their latest album a record but only release a cd, so therefore the word vinyl is more accurate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 I love when people say vinyl on here cause I know its going to really piss off about half the people here for no reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkticon Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 I could care less. For all intensive purposes. Expresso. People don't care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonbeams Posted May 17, 2011 Author Share Posted May 17, 2011 if you're still getting your panties up in a bunch because people are saying "vinyl," you're a fucking idiot. When did I fucking say that I wear panties? Seriously, this board is like a powder keg sometimes with insecurities. Now where did I put my matches? brb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknroll76 Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 vinyl!!!vinyl!!!vinyl!!!vinyl!!!vinyl!!!vinyl!!!vinyl!!!vinyl!!!vinyl!!!vinyl!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manicdogbert Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 All the people here who complain/make fun of/jump on other people who say "vinyl" are a bunch of dumb elitist fucks who just want to be part of a "cool club" because a) they collect vinyl (because, you know, in 2011, the coolness factor of collecting vinyl hasn't completely been exhausted) and they want to flaunt that they are hardcore enough to know that it's "vinyl" and not "vinyl" and that only n00bs call it "vinyl" so I reiterate, if you're still complaining about people saying "vinyl," you're a fucking idiot. that shit is just as played out as much as complaints about Gaslight Anthem and Reinventing Axl Rose variants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpherson123 Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 .....but I LIKE complaining about the variants.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesomexloveus Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 can we talk about 'there, their, they're' some more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillhole Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Live is too short, call them whatever you want. I don't give a shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skadaddy Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 can we talk about 'there, their, they're' some more? They're, their Allison. There anger shouldn't get in the way of what their trying to say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabpower Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 I don't get the fuss about correcting a grammatical error. Just don't lose your mind about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtz Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Knowing to say vinyl instead of vinyl has nothing to do with being cool or elitist. It's just knowing the English language. Only saying "records" is idiotic. It's perfectly acceptable within the culture of record collecting but once you take it outside the subculture it just seems unconscionably retarded I would say the complete opposite is true. Most normal people still know what record collecting is. They might not know what you are talking about if you say you collect vinyl or "vinyl". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Hundred Fifty-Two Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 I love when people say vinyl. It means I can charge them $10 more for a record than I could normally get away with. Wikipedia. A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record (in American English), vinyl record (in reference to vinyl), or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove. C'mon raiden. Saying record is not idiotic it is correct. I say this every time this comes up because this is the best example I have heard. Vinyl is the material a record is made of. If you have more that one record you are pluralizing the item not the material hence vinyl records. If you are discussing leather wallets you don't say I have a bunch of leathers you say wallets. Leather Wallets / Vinyl Records / Black Cats / Floral Pillowcases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manicdogbert Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Knowing to say vinyl instead of vinyl has nothing to do with being cool or elitist. It's just knowing the English language. whatever man, you've been here long enough to know that grasping of the English language is the LEAST concern of people on this board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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