Language lags behind technology.

I find it interesting to see that languages do not always keep pace with technological advances: for instance, you can still say

turn on the light

and

switch on the light

when the device enabling you to do so has long ceased to be something you turn or some kind of see-sawing switch, but a button you press, so

*press on the light

would be the appropriate verb, if we really wanted to describe what is actually happening.

Language lags behind technology.

I find it interesting to see that languages do not always keep pace with technological advances: for instance, you can still say

turn on the light

and

switch on the light

when the device enabling you to do so has long ceased to be something you turn or some kind of see-sawing switch, or an up-or-down switch, but a button you press, so

*press on the light

would be the appropriate verb, if we really wanted to describe what is actually happening.