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Old 09-02-2009, 06:42 PM   #96
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Originally Posted by ahi View Post
Really?

- Ahi
I only mean that I think it's possible that one day "pages" won't be all that common, and I could imagine a scenario where people who have never picked up a book and turned a physical page still use the word "page" without necessarily understanding the etymology of the word: Like "horsepower."

I'd say it's safe to imagine a time in the not too distant future where the word "page" is primarily used to refer to what is visible on a screen at a given time and not what is written on physical paper. In fact, with the ubiquitous use of the term "web page," we may be there already.
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