Black Powder Linguistic Pet Peeves

[Wild Tim]

Good information on "Boolits" and I understand why they do it but irritates me a bit to have to "Moider the King's English". Easy to just call them Minies, slugs, balls or projectiles to avoid playing that 'Boolits" spelling game. In my Whitworth I prefer the term "bolt", used for the hardened hex projectiles.

But, minis, slugs, balls etc can be store bought, or hand cast. Where if I refer to a hardened hex boolit it implies that I cast said projectile rather than buying it. Quick shorthand for an important distinction is how and why we add new words.

 

[Bob McBride]

Playing with words is one of the most tiresome aspects of the easily amused ‘bring my childhood with me into adulthood’ modern life. Changing spelling and combining words into new ones forsooth. Making ‘black powder shooting’ into ‘blooting” or whatever. I’d rather shoot glitter out of my Smoothbore while wearing clown shoes and a giant foam sombrero at a thread counter’s rendezvous.

Boolits.....

 

[Whitworth]

As you have probably already observed - the bulk of us "yanks" don't give a flip about the King's version of "English"
Even the English don't use the King's English......... (Hint - there is no King (or Queen) of England. It's just a ceremonial title because the family has no power over anyone except the paid help.

I'm an "American" and below the Mason Dixon Line, both by the grace of God and just having fun with the "King's English" bit, I couldn't care less about royalty but touched a nerve. Like education, proper use of the language is never a detriment.

 

[Musketeer]

I’d rather shoot glitter out of my Smoothbore while wearing clown shoes and a giant foam sombrero...

I do that every Cinco de Mayo.

 

[B P Arn]

^^^ OK, I'll have to poot my foot down at that!

 

[Cpt Flint]

Bullet casting is a part of my life and has been for 50 plus years but I will not post on that website because of boolit.

 

[HavanaMax]

I dislike “boolitts” and “powdah”.

 

[HavanaMax]

But, minis, slugs, balls etc can be store bought, or hand cast. Where if I refer to a hardened hex boolit it implies that I cast said projectile rather than buying it. Quick shorthand for an important distinction is how and why we add new words.

Or...trying to develop some alternative mistique?

 

[Gun Tramp]

Pertaining to this Forum, the word "unmentionable" would be my pet peeve. The word is mentioned so often that perhaps just "modern arms" or "modern ammo" would make more sense?

 

[Walkingeagle]

Bullet casting is a part of my life and has been for 50 plus years but I will not post on that website because of boolit.

I’ve been a member of that site for years but don’t post anymore due to the elitist attitude by the majority of the people. They are so frustrated by answering the same questions over and over, that rather than not answering you get the snotty reply to “use the search function and read!” Here on this site, there are always those that will extend a hand even if they’ve answered it many times before. And if they’re not in the mood to answer that day, they just don’t answer. Hardly ever is the snotty attitude presented.
Walk

 

[Omahkapi'si]

I am only on this forum and 1 other. Both of them I enjoy almost daily. As a new BP shooter, all this stuff can be pretty intimidating but the folks on here have been very helpful.

 

[B P Arn]

I’ve been a member of that site for years but don’t post anymore due to the elitist attitude by the majority of the people. They are so frustrated by answering the same questions over and over, that rather than not answering you get the snotty reply to “use the search function and read!” Here on this site, there are always those that will extend a hand even if they’ve answered it many times before. And if they’re not in the mood to answer that day, they just don’t answer. Hardly ever is the snotty attitude presented.
Walk

My experience exactly. I posted one time with a question. The responses I got were sickening, and I never went back. They can poosh their boolets where the sun never shines.

 

[firestick]

I am too old and have defeated the grim reaper too many times now to give a rats axx. I gots me bigger things to ponder upon.

 

[Newtire]

Pertaining to this Forum, the word "unmentionable" would be my pet peeve. The word is mentioned so often that perhaps just "modern arms" or "modern ammo" would make more sense?

I’ve been a member of that site for years but don’t post anymore due to the elitist attitude by the majority of the people. They are so frustrated by answering the same questions over and over, that rather than not answering you get the snotty reply to “use the search function and read!” Here on this site, there are always those that will extend a hand even if they’ve answered it many times before. And if they’re not in the mood to answer that day, they just don’t answer. Hardly ever is the snotty attitude presented.
Walk

I solved that problem over there by using the “ignore” function. Works on any forum.

 

[OLD CROW]

Try being a Canadian Eh !!!!! and read AMERICAN Eh !!! heck, 1/2 our common words end in re instead of er
and we have the letter u in words for no particular reason!!! I have lived in VERMONT,IDAHO ,friends in eastern PENNSYLVANIA along with kin in North Carolina and central Florida...........like the ''language'' that passes for english in NEWFOUNDLAND far east Canada........all these areas have words heard no where else. Too much/ correctness these days.... the canadian french province,quebec,even have ''language police'' ..so be on guard folks !!

 

[bisleyjohn]

Boolits, bullets, correction pills, projectiles, heads, pointy bits. I don’t know how many words the OED adds or removes each year but the ‘English’ language evolves. Who knows, ‘boolits’ may well be added some day? It has been said that US and UK are ‘divided by a common language‘ you say tomaydo and I say tomarto There is joy in being different just as the good Lord intended. We get along and that’s what counts I think?

 

[tnlonghunter]

I really only use the word "Flinter" from time to time. Beyond that, I don't really use any ML-specific jargon that I'm aware of. As for other jargon, the only place where it bugs me is the Cowboy Action crowd that seems to call everyone "pard" and otherwise use a ton of fake cowboy language. Yes, I find it a little juvenile to shorten multiple other words by ending everything in "y" but it's not something I lose sleep over.

What has been annoying is the improper use of "I". When I was a kid in school, we got it drummed into us that people just used "me" in the wrong place - as in, "Jake and Me went to the lake" - all the time. It seems now that it's swung the other way, and people over use "I" - as in, "Dad gave Jake and I ten bucks for dinner." They're not friggin' interchangeable!!! That, and when I once had to tell a college class I was teaching that it was not acceptable to use texting short-hand when writing short-answer and essay responses on tests.

 

[mechteacher]

I do not see what this all has to do with Gun powder, black powder, or cap lock, flint lock or match lock fire arms. I do like that cast bullet site and think they take names a bit far. That was their game from the start getting the web site name they wanted. Can we get back to more important things like shooting classic fire arms?

 

[tenngun]

You realize were a bunch of grumpy old alphas caught between deer season and spring seasons, denied most events over the last year? We could run a thousand post on ‘should you put beans in chili’.... and three hundred would be on if you should eat chili at a pre 1800 event.

 

[The Crisco Kid]

I think maybe they use "boolits" to keep the anti gun trolls away when they do a search for anything related to "bullets"?