I'm something of a stickler for proper grammar and terminology. I think everyone is familiar with the "magazine" vs. "clip" debate. But here's one that just came onto my radar screen: the plural of FTE.
I say a video the other day where the guy kept saying "failure-to-eject's." He was otherwise well-spoken, and he represented himself as something of a gun expert. I know it's written as "FTE's." But c'mon. When it's spoken, can we all agree that it's "failureS to eject," so it looks like we, as gun owners, know how to speak english?
BTW, the gun in question was a G23 with an extended slide release, and you could clearly see he was hitting the slide stop. So this wasn't even close to a FTE in the first place! This was possibly a user-induced FTF, at best! Good grief!
Anyone else with a pet peeve concerning gun grammar? Post 'em here!
I say a video the other day where the guy kept saying "failure-to-eject's." He was otherwise well-spoken, and he represented himself as something of a gun expert. I know it's written as "FTE's." But c'mon. When it's spoken, can we all agree that it's "failureS to eject," so it looks like we, as gun owners, know how to speak english?
BTW, the gun in question was a G23 with an extended slide release, and you could clearly see he was hitting the slide stop. So this wasn't even close to a FTE in the first place! This was possibly a user-induced FTF, at best! Good grief!
Anyone else with a pet peeve concerning gun grammar? Post 'em here!
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