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1Likes- 11-Apr-2011, 10:28 #1
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Calibre of firearms In print, guns are described as .22, .38, .45 etc.
In speech, however, the decimal point is never mentioned.
What is the origin of this practice?
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- 11-Apr-2011, 12:12 #2
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Teacher Re: Calibre of firearms Caliber - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I assume it's for brevity's sake. Who wants to say "point twenty two" if you can say "twenty two"?
- 11-Apr-2011, 13:54 #3
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Teacher Re: Calibre of firearms And why the 'point' before 'blank'. Imagine someone being shot with a point 22 at blank range?
