We have nicknames for many things that are socially acceptable.
A few that I can think of quickly.
Tin Can = Destroyer
Flat Top = Aircraft Carrier
Kite = Airplane, generally the old wood and fabric variety.
Ride, Wheels, or Rod = Automobile
Pad = Place of residence
Dinger = Home Run
So, why not boolits or pills for bullets?
I did not say I like the terms, but I think tweets on Twitter should have been called "Twits".
I agree with the educators that we are dumbing down our populace with the multitudes of misspellings in public. I will not eat at Chick-fil-a because of their misspellings on their billboards.
Now using the incorrect term, like clip for magazine or caliber for cartridge, that is a different story.
A few that I can think of quickly.
Tin Can = Destroyer
Flat Top = Aircraft Carrier
Kite = Airplane, generally the old wood and fabric variety.
Ride, Wheels, or Rod = Automobile
Pad = Place of residence
Dinger = Home Run
So, why not boolits or pills for bullets?
I did not say I like the terms, but I think tweets on Twitter should have been called "Twits".
I agree with the educators that we are dumbing down our populace with the multitudes of misspellings in public. I will not eat at Chick-fil-a because of their misspellings on their billboards.
Now using the incorrect term, like clip for magazine or caliber for cartridge, that is a different story.
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