Some more annoying terms

[Alpo]

I just saw an article. The title

 

Mount a Red Dot on your wheelie with ease

 

 

Now, if I ever had had any thought of putting a red dot on a revolver, that would have changed my mind.

 

A wheelie?

 

But that got me thinking about all the stupid things I see people call revolvers on the internet.

 

For years they have been called a wheel gun, and I have absolutely no problem with someone talking about their wheel gun. But I see people talking about their wheel.

 

And then we have Revo. "Bought a new Revo yesterday." "Took my Revo out and had some fun at the range."

 

Is the entire world made up of babies that don't know how to speak? Or is it only people that don't know how to type? Revolver being such a long word, their fingers will get tired, so they shorten it to revo.

[Rye Miles #13621]

6 minutes ago, Alpo said:

I just saw an article. The title

 

Mount a Red Dot on your wheelie with ease

 

 

Now, if I ever had had any thought of putting a red dot on a revolver, that would have changed my mind.

 

A wheelie?

 

But that got me thinking about all the stupid things I see people call revolvers on the internet.

 

For years they have been called a wheel gun, and I have absolutely no problem with someone talking about their wheel gun. But I see people talking about their wheel.

 

And then we have Revo. "Bought a new Revo yesterday." "Took my Revo out and had some fun at the range."

 

Is the entire world made up of babies that don't know how to speak? Or is it only people that don't know how to type? Revolver being such a long word, their fingers will get tired, so they shorten it to revo.

Nice rant! I agree! In baseball they use VELO for velocity!! Geeeez.............

[PaleWolf Brunelle, #2495L]

Brings to mind those folks who refer to SHOTGUNS as "shotties"...a bit too cutesy, IMO. 

[Henry T Harrison]

Our language is being destroyed by people to lazy to type out the full word or trying to be cute. 

[Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984]

Language is a living thing, it evolves.

[Chantry]

Probably brought about by testing and maybe Twitter with it's character limit.  Texting before smartphones was even worse than now.

[Father Kit Cool Gun Garth]

If only our language were this easy.

Bet everyone can still read this one. 

 

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[Sedalia Dave]

Blame it on twitter and flip phones. They started this mess and it has just gotten worse over the years.

[Gateway Kid SASS# 70038 Life]

2 hours ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said:

Language is a living thing, it evolves.

Unfortunately not all evolution is beneficial. 
Regards

    
Gateway Kid

[J-BAR #18287]

I'm just glad they are buying guns and shooting them.  The more the merrier!

[Finagler 6853 Life]

No disrespect to our pards down under but they shorten everything.  I have to get my sister and BIL to reset their brains every time they come back to the states to visit.  Can't understand them otherwise.

[PowderRiverCowboy]

31 minutes ago, Finagler 6853 Life said:

No disrespect to our pards down under but they shorten everything.  I have to get my sister and BIL to reset their brains every time they come back to the states to visit.  Can't understand them otherwise.

 

You Mean like you just did twice ??

[Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103]

32 minutes ago, PowderRiverCowboy said:

 

You Mean like you just did twice ??

... it's contagious ...

[Stump Water]

4 hours ago, PaleWolf Brunelle, #2495L said:

Brings to mind those folks who refer to SHOTGUNS as "shotties"...a bit too cutesy, IMO. 

 

Agree.

 

Wonder why they don't say "rifey" and "pisty".

[John Kloehr]

5 minutes ago, Stump Water said:

 

... "pisty".

That is a "strap on."

[Tyrel Cody]

4 hours ago, Henry T Harrison said:

Our language is being destroyed by people to lazy to type out the full word or trying to be cute. 

 And by autocorrect that can’t tell the difference between two, too, and to…

 

(I’m blaming autocorrect because I’m sure you typed “people too lazy” and it “corrected” you.)

 

 

[John Kloehr]

52 minutes ago, Tyrel Cody said:

 ... the difference between two, too, and to…

and tu, for completeness. But I was not taught it in school, I had to pick it up on the streets.

[Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984]

58 minutes ago, Tyrel Cody said:

 And by autocorrect that can’t tell the difference between two, too, and to…

 

Frequently shortened to 2

[Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438]

5 hours ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said:

Language is a living thing, it evolves.

Or devolves, depending upon how it is used (or misused).

 

LL

[Warden Callaway]

Remember the ebonic fad? 

[Rye Miles #13621]

6 hours ago, PaleWolf Brunelle, #2495L said:

Brings to mind those folks who refer to SHOTGUNS as "shotties"...a bit too cutesy, IMO. 

A few years back some were calling shotguns “gauges” 

[Pat Riot]

7 hours ago, Alpo said:

And then we have Revo

 

6 hours ago, PaleWolf Brunelle, #2495L said:

Brings to mind those folks who refer to SHOTGUNS as "shotties"...a bit too cutesy, IMO. 

Both terms grate my nerves, especially if it’s a grown man saying it. Kids doing it, I can understand, but a 35-40 year old? No!

 

I was at an indoor range / gun store about 2 months ago and this guy, probably late 30’s, was asking about shooting in the range about shooting there and he says “So, I have a couple of Sogs and a .357 Revo. Are these okay to shoot here?”

”Yes”

”How about Shottie’s are they okay?”

The clerk kind of rolled his eyes and says “Around here they’re revolvers and shotguns. Not cutesie bull**** names…and no, SHOTGUNS aren’t allowed. Our range isn’t set up for those.”

I walked away at that point but later on I told the clerk that had been talking to the ‘dude’ that I appreciated him saying what he said to that guy. 
 

 

[Sedalia Dave]

2 hours ago, Stump Water said:

 

Agree.

 

Wonder why they don't say "rifey" and "pisty".

 

PLEASE don't give them any ideas.

[Eyesa Horg]

After the match yesterday we stopped at a deli for some lunch. The young clerk at the register said he liked my "fit"! I thanked him anyway and then told him what it was all about. Surprisingly, he asked if we shot single actions. The guy that delivered our food said he liked our outfits. I liked that better.

[Texas Joker]

You sirrah are correct why just the day afore I hied with my firelock to the greens afield and lit a strung with it! Jauntily!

[Rye Miles #13621]

A few years ago while working part time at the local gun shop/range a couple guys asked for “slugs”. I asked 12 or 20 gauge? They said No 9mm!!! I took a bag of 9mm bullets out and put them on the counter and asked is thus what you want? They didn’t know what to say. I said if you want loaded ammunition ask for it. Learn how to speak in proper terms here. They left! Bye!!

[bgavin]

6 hours ago, Gateway Kid SASS# 70038 Life said:

Unfortunately not all evolution is beneficial. 
Regards

    
Gateway Kid

The Dodo and the Edsel come to mind.

[John Kloehr]

11 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said:

...  a couple guys asked for “slugs”...

For a strap on, chum! Don't be buffle.

[watab kid]

3 hours ago, Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 said:

Or devolves, depending upon how it is used (or misused).

 

LL

that was my thoughts as well

[Warden Callaway]

The cool guys shoot boolets in their Winnys that go pew pew.

[Eyesa Horg]

And probably have 100 clips in the magazine too!

[Henry T Harrison]

6 hours ago, Tyrel Cody said:

 And by autocorrect that can’t tell the difference between two, too, and to…

 

(I’m blaming autocorrect because I’m sure you typed “people too lazy” and it “corrected” you.)

 

 

Sorry I wasn’t an English major and never could spell worth a damn. I actually spent 12 years in Catholic schools 

[Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984]

21 minutes ago, Henry T Harrison said:

Sorry I wasn’t an English major and never could spell worth a damn. I actually spent 12 years in Catholic schools 

You must have had sore knuckles.

[Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001]

I went to public schools in the Ozarks , it be close enough 

 

  CB 

[Stump Water]

8 hours ago, Gateway Kid SASS# 70038 Life said:

Unfortunately not all evolution is beneficial. 
Regards

    
Gateway Kid

 

When the powers that be decided that "irregardless" was acceptable and added it to their dictionaries I put the horse out to pasture.  

 

Most of our kind just grunt and use words I don't understand when trying to communicate.