Clip vs magazine, buzzard vs vulture, catsup vs ketchup. It really seems to matter to some folks - OCD folks perhaps. I suppose I’ll have to give some thought to whatever like that irritates me.

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Where is the insult?

But Buzzard and vulture, catsup and ketchup, if looked up in the dictionary, have the exact same meaning. Clip and magazine do not! That's my point!

"Straw man argument".

I never have, and never will be a straw man. It is illegal to purchase a firearm for a felon.

But Buzzard and vulture, catsup and ketchup, if looked up in the dictionary, have the exact same meaning. Clip and magazine do not! That's my point!

Here is another example of why words matter. Fireman, you may not know this but there is a term called a "straw-man argument" that happens to be a very prevalent thing on the internet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man

Unlike the magazine vs. clip argument, this is a case where the same word means two different things, at least to someone familiar with guns. I don't believe he was accusing you of illegally buying weapons, he was referring to his belief that you were attacking an opinion/position that he didn't have. BTW, his use of the term is incorrect in my opinion. Your statement was in direct response to what he posted, so therefore not a "straw-man".

As for the argument at hand, words matter. When we have an entire group of people who are trying to ban guns and use incorrect terms to further their agendas, we, as a community, ridicule them. We need to make sure that we are educating everyone as to the correct terms so that we can all be speaking the same language when having discussions or stating our positions (see the "muzzle break" example cited above). That is why it matters to call magazine a magazine and a clip a clip. To me it is the same thing as making sure that modern sporting rifles and true assault rifles are not used interchangeably.

Here is another example of why words matter. Fireman, you may not know this but there is a term called a "straw-man argument" that happens to be a very prevalent thing on the internet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man

Unlike the magazine vs. clip argument, this is a case where the same word means two different things, at least to someone familiar with guns. I don't believe he was accusing you of illegally buying weapons, he was referring to his belief that you were attacking an opinion/position that he didn't have. BTW, his use of the term is incorrect in my opinion. Your statement was in direct response to what he posted, so therefore not a "straw-man".

As for the argument at hand, words matter. When we have an entire group of people who are trying to ban guns and use incorrect terms to further their agendas, we, as a community, ridicule them. We need to make sure that we are educating everyone as to the correct terms so that we can all be speaking the same language when having discussions or stating our positions (see the "muzzle break" example cited above). That is why it matters to call magazine a magazine and a clip a clip. To me it is the same thing as making sure that modern sporting rifles and true assault rifles are not used interchangeably.

Educational, thank you.

And no, I did not have a "straw man" response. Mine was directly applicable to the discussion. There is no need in me repeating it.

As for this whole discussion, that response was my point. Why call a thing what it is not? Just because a group of people get it wrong, does not make one right for joining that group. It is just another person getting something wrong.

I write legal document, medical reports many times a month. And the incorrect term, or abbreviation could come back to bite me one day in court. So I appreciate people whom use the proper word to describe something.

Another that aggravates me is the question "is that aluminum or is it metal?" I know they mean is it aluminum or is it steel, but I answer "yes". And off we go.

So you have never called an engine a motor, or a bison a buffalo, or a pronghorn an antelope, or like Joe Biden called custard, ice cream?

Diesel engine, electric motor, diesel motor, electric engine. Those are just preferences and mean the same things (I use the first set I listed).

A clip, and a magazine are two different things. A dictionary meaning for both was provided, previously.