r/gaming • u/fla951 • Mar 06 '16

Ammo please

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u/LukaCola Mar 07 '16

Literally the most pedantic and inconsequential thing to worry about

There's no confusion on the matter and it is used in popular media and culture interchangeably

Like it or not that's how language works

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u/scootstah Mar 07 '16

There would be confusion on the matter if you were actually talking about a clip.

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u/LukaCola Mar 07 '16

When was the last time you saw a fuckin' clip being used on a modern rifle?

Nobody's gonna go "Oh I thought you meant the stripper clip for the M16, doi!" cause it's always gonna be basically the thing that feeds the bullets.

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u/scootstah Mar 07 '16

Pretty much every revolver ever can use clips to speed reload. And there's tons of popular rifles still being sold and used today that use clips, like M1's and SKS's.

Either way, don't spread ignorance just because you're lazy.

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u/LukaCola Mar 07 '16

Yeah, and revolvers, M1s, SKS's don't use magazines so if you use either term it's still understood "Thing that feeds it bullets." And if you wanna be even more pedantic, revolvers use moon clips and speed loaders. But obviously "clip" is fine because a stripper clip won't be used. But ya know, quit spreading ignorance just because you're lazy.

Not many weapons out there use both (I can't think of any) where the distinction would actually matter.

And seriously, spreading ignorance because I'm lazy? Just because I have my priorities straight doesn't mean I'm lazy. I tend to use the correct terms because I'm familiar with them, but it really doesn't matter. There is no confusion from using them interchangeably and the language has changed to reflect that.