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A place to share screenshots of Microblog posts, whether from Mastodon, tumblr, ~~Twitter~~ X, KBin, Threads or elsewhere.

Created as an evolution of White People Twitter and other tweet-capture subreddits.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Perhaps this is a regional difference then. I did grow up with camcorders (and used them extensively during university) but I'd never use "tape" as a verb for filming something with them.

To me "taping" refers to using a VCR or audio cassette to capture something from TV or radio. I suppose one might say "I've got tickets to a taping of (TV show)" but that feels a bit outside the scope here.

Language is a funny thing!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Never heard "taped in front of a live studio audience"?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

I've only ever heard "recorded in front of a live studio audience". I see no reason one wouldn't say "taped" in that context, but I don't recall ever hearing it!