Beyond trying to remember, using current terminology is sends the message that Emacs is old, stubborn, and crufty, which is a problem when trying to introduce new users to Emacs.

On Jan 7, 2014, at 5:30 AM, Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 8:30 AM, Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> wrote:
> 
> What confusion?  Is there really a problem?  Are you sure?
> 
> I've been dealing with newbie Emacs questions and confusion
> for as long as most of you, and I don't think I have ever
> encountered a user who had difficulting understanding what
> we mean, once the terms are presented.
> 
> The difficulty is not understanding, but rather remembering. "What a h-ll did they call that?"
>