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AH020387 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Rewind
'Wind' means 'to twist' so what does 'rewind' mean on your TV remote?
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It must be an old remote. "Rewind" used to refer to the function of putting the tape (video or audio) back on the original reel (from the take-up reel). The other possibility is that I'm simply out of the loop.
- It must be an old remote.
- "Rewind" used to refer to the function of putting the tape (video or audio) back on the original reel (from the take-up reel).
- The other possibility is that I'm simply out of the loop.
- " "Rewind" may now have a figurative meaning.
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It must be an old remote. "Rewind" used to refer to the function of putting the tape (video or audio) back on the original reel (from the take-up reel).
The other possibility is that I'm simply out of the loop. I never learned to use "the remote."
The other possibility is that I'm simply out of the loop. I never learned to use "the remote."
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