“Sorry, I got to return this video”

“Mike? I love that guy, I got him on speed dial”

“Do you have any quarters for a phone?”

“Bill Cosby really is America’s dad”

“Can I borrow that VHS?”

“Sorry, I can’t come. My favourite show is on”

“Do you know where a phone is?”

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    9 days ago

    nobody referred to videos as “VHS” unless they were explicitly trying to distinguish the medium from betamax. They just called them “videos” and “tapes” or “videotape.”

    for example: Hey can I borrow that tape?

    That movie just came out on video.

    Be kind, rewind your videotape.

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      8 days ago

      Conversely, I still sometimes refer to DVDs, Blu Rays and even streaming media as “videos”.

      Which is both anachronistic, but also technically correct.