11-20-2005, 08:47 PM
Teminologies and word usages differ between countries and time periods. An example of this is the M203 grenade launcher. It is that large tube under the barrel of an M16 that you see in movies occasionally. The U.S. calls most of the projectiles it fires grenades. The British, who also have the M203 in their arsenal call them bombs.
The Bill of No Rights
The United States has become a place where entertainers and professional athletes are mistaken for people of importance. Robert A. Heinlein
The United States has become a place where entertainers and professional athletes are mistaken for people of importance. Robert A. Heinlein