How come the telephone gets to be called ‘phone’ but the phonograph has to be called ‘record player’ now. It’s messed up.

[Teenage Grave Robber 119]

How come the telephone gets to be called ‘phone’ but the phonograph has to be called ‘record player’ now. It’s messed up. 

[Facelist 26]

Agreed. It should be called phonograhpy .