Language question: Why has "vinyls" become a word?

I'll teach myself to accept "vinyls" if people stop using "payed" for paid. I mean, I assume that the people using payed aren't sealing the deck of a wooden ship but are actually buying vinyls.

 

What a totally tubular comment.

 

One of those dumb millennial things, like typing "prolly" instead of "probably" (saves 2 characters, whoopee!!! ).

 

I always picture it spelled vinylz.

 

My opinion is because we bought CDs. If you started buying CDs, the transition is to vinyls, not to vinyl.

 

Can two.

 

Et tu, seed_drill?

 

"HEY! I'm vinylin here!"

 

I think you mean et two.

 

If someone wants to gift me their vinyls, I'll accept whatever usage they choose.

 

Nobody ever used contractions before 1983

 

Didn't the Italians first start using "vinyls" in the 80s via the phrase "of vinyls"?

 

Hasn't anyone ever shopped for vinyls at Barnes & Nobles? We used to buy vinyls at JC Penneys and Montgomery Wards too.

TL;DR: People tend to add an "s" to whatever they can add an "s" to.

 

This is a good summary: "on vinyl" - that's a phrase I've used a few times because no other phrase felt specific enough.

 

How about a greengrocer's version: vinyl's

 

It's a bit of a cheat, but I'm blaming them from now on!

 

Right! So many of us have said it, and continue to do so. "Wish they'd release ____ on vinyl". "This album sounds great on vinyl". And then there's "The warmth of vinyl". We're talking about the actual material that the media is made from (aren't we cool?)

I think those who have pointed out how it works for CD are onto something. You can say "this album came out on CD" -- and you can say "I bought a CD". Switch that to records, you can say "this album came out on vinyl", but you can't say "I bought a vinyl".

Well...you could say that. But you'd be a huge dope.

 

They did use such informal variants if they were uneducated hillbillies:

"Dese folks is prolly dem bank boys whut buys all de fruit farms and makes dem yaller orange preserve."

How old is the word "prolly"?

 

Down with the unwashed Millennial underclass! Kick them in the teeth as you pass by in the street!

 

Italians?

 

What a bunch of loosers.

 

Well, sure. But it's generally not the poors who are buying vinyls.

 

When did records become 'Vinyl' (singular) anyway? That one sort of crept up on me. I was buying records in 90s and early 00's and then found people selling 'vinyl'. Could have been flooring? Surely 'Vinyls' refers to many floor coverings? That stuff would wreak havoc with your stylus!

 

My top linguistic pet peeve of the moment...using 'reveal' as a noun. Who thought this sounded good?

 

To me, in the case of record player and turntable, the former refers to a stand alone, integrated item that includes sound and is self contained, where as a turntable is a component of a stereo system, i.e., turntable, pre-amp, amp, and speakers. When I was a kid, I was given a record player to play and listen to my 45s. When I became an adult, I bought a stereo component system that included a turntable, integrated amp/pre-amp/tuner, and speakers.