But it's not as bad as magazines vs clips.
*Perks up*
Yes I know the difference and it bothers me too.
First off, let me say that I agree. People bastardizing precise terminology to suit their needs makes me want to slap someone... or roll my eyes and sigh dramatically. One of the two. I usually go with the sigh, since assault charges are a pain.
However, as much as we may not like the path it takes, language
does evolve. If an incorrect usage continues for long enough, and reaches a broad enough level of usage, it
becomes correct.
Unfortunately for everyone, the word "
Clip" being used to mean "
the thing that keeps bullets together so you can shove them in the gun quickly," passed that threshold quite a while ago, and no amount of pedanticism is going to reverse it... rather like kids today thinking "
FTW" means "
For The Win" not "
Fuck The World."