Black Powder Linguistic Pet Peeves

[Griz44Mag]

QUOTE="flinter1977, post: 1751648, member: 34192"]
The only thing that really bothers me and where I draw the line is when people call their fire locks flinters.
/QUOTE
LOL, Read that - Loud and clear...!

 

[toot]

Acronyms! I hate acronyms!

what is an ACRONYMS?

 

[toot]

all of this RANT, just drives up your BP, slow down and chill. you'll live longer! it will not change your life.

 

[Eric Krewson]

I don't care what B/P terms people use but using basically, like and the F word ad nauseam in spoken sentences drives me up the wall.

 

[Rifleman1776]

I use whatever comes to my artery hardened brain at the moment. A little messin' with the language can be fun at times. If I quit having fun you will know I died.

 

[olskool]

well i am old and grouchy and hate all preppie slang! i have been a professional transmission builder for over 40 years, kind of retired now. i really can't stand it when people refers to a transmission as a "tranny" makes my skin crawl! right up there with "flinch lock",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

[Capnball]

This thread gives me a hankerin' to get another rocklock smoothie... or smoothy as the case may be.

Now I'm thirsty for some reason.

Arghhhhh

 

[tenngun]

what is an ACRONYMS?

Something government and military need for most basic of function.

 

[Robby]

Thats BOF
Robby

 

[Griz44Mag]

well i am old and grouchy and hate all preppie slang! i have been a professional transmission builder for over 40 years, kind of retired now. i really can't stand it when people refers to a transmission as a "tranny" makes my skin crawl! right up there with "flinch lock",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

all of this RANT, just drives up your BP, slow down and chill. you'll live longer! it will not change your life.

Listen to TOOT ..........

 

[pwbsmokey]

all of this RANT, just drives up your BP, slow down and chill. you'll live longer! it will not change your life.

Is BP, blood pressure, or black powder? I'm confused.

 

[toot]

confused,? BP. rely? you figure it out!? it isn't rocket science.

 

[Grenadier1758]

what is an ACRONYMS?

For someone who questions acronyms, then uses the acronym "BP" in a context that could confuse it for blood pressure or black powder????

Obviously toot meant blood pressure.

 

[SOLANCO]

I don't care what B/P terms people use but using basically, like and the F word ad nauseam in spoken sentences drives me up the wall.

Agreed. You can almost always skip words ending in "ly". Listening to some people use "like" leads me to believe they are using it to stall while they figure out what they want to say.
And if you can't add emphasis without resorting to the "F" word your education, manners and vocabulary are deficient.

 

[nkbj]

Start spoof:
Vernacular used by people who shoot front stuffers?
Yeah, I couldn't care less unless somebody doesn't like it.
Then maybe I could care less.
Well, OK, except for maybe people who started calling muzzleloading bullets "conicals". Those goofy nitwits almost two centuries ago obviously lacked a proper education or else they wouldn't have started that.
End spoof.

 

[pwbsmokey]

confused,? BP. rely? you figure it out!? it isn't rocket science
It's called sarcasm

 

[pwbsmokey]

For someone who questions acronyms, then uses the acronym "BP" in a context that could confuse it for blood pressure or black powder????

Obviously toot meant blood pressure.

Obviously

 

[Robby]

String gone to SNAFU!
Robby

 

[eggwelder]

what is an ACRONYMS?

I have been in the military for 33 years, i hate the new acronyms, i generally don’t know what they mean, nor do i care for the most part. when people try to turn them into words......

 

[Bob McBride]

FUBAR is the only one that makes sense to me.....