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  • phylodog

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    Is it my imagination or is the word "conceal" the most commonly misused word in the English language? The word "conceal" is a verb and the word "carry" is a verb, they are both transitive verbs to be correct (yes, I have been Googling) which require a direct object to be used properly.

    When someone says "conceal carry" it makes my skin crawl. In my (admittedly uneducated) mind I don't "conceal carry". I may "carry something concealed", I may participate in "concealed carry (of ______)" but "conceal carry" doesn't sound correct, it sounds wrong, very wrong, super-duper wrong.

    Grammar Nazi? You betcha and quite unapologetic about it but this one is so prevalent it has me second guessing whether my meter needs re-calibrated.
     

    1DOWN4UP

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    I understand.I also want to know what is a gun permit.I do not have a gun permit.Mine says "License to Carry Handgun".It does not say permit anywhere on it.
     

    2A_Tom

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    As for Phly I always use concealed an adverb to modify the verb carry with the understood of a handgun.

    However I only conceal my EDC in the winter. During warmer weather I misuse the adjective open to modify the verb carry when I should use the adverb openly.

    What's up? Up is the subject of that particular sentence.
     

    Sylvain

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    I'm not really a Grammar Nazi, not even a Nazi Nazi, and English is not even my first language; but I also found it weird the first time I came across it.

    I guess it's the same with "open carry".Some say "I openly carry my gun" but a lot also say "I open carry" and it's apparently widely accepted.Is it as weird? :dunno:

    I'm sure many words are more misused than "conceal".Like "your/you're" and "they're/there/their".

    And just to make our Grammar Nazis scream ...

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    CampingJosh

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    I understand.I also want to know what is a gun permit.I do not have a gun permit.Mine says "License to Carry Handgun".It does not say permit anywhere on it.

    Yeah, well, my stamped Form 4 says "silencer," but I'm always reading online that no such thing exists.
     

    chezuki

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    As for Phly I always use concealed an adverb to modify the verb carry with the understood of a handgun.

    In this case, the word “carry” is actually a noun, and “concealed” is an adjective.

    As much as I resisted, growing up with a father who was an English major and a professional editor rubbed off a bit.
     

    jgressley2003

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    If you are a grammar nazi then you better stay away from Facebook and Craigslist. Their, there, they’re, breaks, brakes, roters, rotors......you’ll end up with a headache
     

    thunderchicken

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    I'm certainly not a grammer nazi, and I know I don't always speak proper English or even use good grammar. But, I think some word usage even if it goes against proper grammar has become accepted and very common. Kinda like people who say things such as irregardless which as I understand isn't even a word.
    We're mostly just many variations of hillbillies anyhow and we seem to all have certain dialects and improper word usages. All I can really say about it is let it go man
     

    tetter

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    When you hear someone say that, they're probably saying "conceal/carry." The slash is silent. As far as the license, your license is a permit, even if it doesn't have that word on it. :ingo:
     

    AngryRooster

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    When you hear someone say that, they're probably saying "conceal/carry." The slash is silent. As far as the license, your license is a permit, even if it doesn't have that word on it. :ingo:

    Gonna have to disagree with this part. Indiana is a shall issue state, the law says the license MUST be issued unless there is a disqualifying status. No one is "permitting" us or "allowing" us by their graciousness to do so. Therefore it is a license.

    May be splitting hairs but it's an important distinction, much like "These vs The United States, different things.
     

    eldirector

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    And now we see how the word "nazi" got so diluted. Unless you are killing millions of people because of their grammar, you are not a "grammar nazi".

    Being "tough" on a topic like grammar, or even soup, does not make one a "nazi". Calling for mass genocide? Yeah, now you are getting there.

    Don't know if it is an American phenomenon, or a sign of the times more generally, but it seems that EVERYTHING must have a special term, and that term must be as short as possible.
     

    2A_Tom

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    OC, CC, JC, ConC, LTCH, USAAC (United States Army Acronym Command)
     

    tetter

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    Gonna have to disagree with this part. Indiana is a shall issue state, the law says the license MUST be issued unless there is a disqualifying status. No one is "permitting" us or "allowing" us by their graciousness to do so. Therefore it is a license.

    May be splitting hairs but it's an important distinction, much like "These vs The United States, different things.

    OK. I see that your definitions of these words are more specific than definitions from traditional sources. If I accept your definitions, I also accept the distinction. Please comment on the differences between "learner's permit" and "driver's license," and why that would be a permit instead of a learner's license.
     
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