Do you know any outdated expressions we still use?

Question

DIAL the telephone.   Even with a push button phone we still say "dial" the number.    ROLL the window down on your car.   They are push button but we still say ROLL as old car windows went down with rollers.    Do you know of any other expressions that we still use that are based on old technology?   Thanks. 

Answer 1

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"Put that in the icebox". Meaning the fridge. Even though born in the 1950s, we never had an icebox.

And of course, "dial the phone". No body says, 'key in the number'

Source(s): Phone companies and businesses started saying, "key in the number" in the 1970s. But it never caught on

Answer 2

My dad and I both still call the radio "the wireless". 

Answer 3

Calling a movie a film

Answer 4

'Sextapes', when we never use tape any more.

Answer 5

How about "clockwise" and "counterclockwise" since almost all clocks are now digital

Answer 6

"Turn on the light"--My grandfather told me that the earliest electrical switches were actually turned. 

Answer 7

Calling a movie a film

Answer 8

I sometimes say "Where is the dial?" when looking for the TV remote.

Answer 9

Tape it when talking about recording things