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Originally Posted by AdAstra2009
A Type 56 is a type of AK-47
A PT-92 is a type of Beretta 92
A Marine is a type of soldier
Hence a Marine is a soldier.
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Okay, when you get into machines the line is completely different. Type 56s and Chinese AKs are easily an offshoot of AK-47s, same battery of arms, the parts are more or less interchangeable, and they come from com-block nations that were in bed with one another. Yes, there are nuances but the parts and action, the essentials if you will, are the same. They're related.
PT-92s and Beretta 92s, however similar they are in appearance and granted that the Brazilian guns were allegedly built with Beretta machines and tools, are not the same nor is the PT-92 a type of Beretta. They each have a different battery of arms, the parts are not interchangeable and when you couple that with their other differences from the Beretta 92, the PT-92s are not the same as Berettas nor are they a "type" of Beretta, they are a gun that's similar but all it's own. If we really get into the semantics of your counterargument then we have to delve into how many guns are actually 1911s or Glocks since those are two of the most prolific pistol designs ever, even though in reality they are just two guns.
Just the same, a Marine in general terms does the same duty as a soldier in the Army, boots on the ground, and given the super complex nuances that come with each branch, it's reasonable to assume that people would use the terms interchangeably unless they were educated enough to see a distinction, and that includes one beyond rhetoric which is what some of you are pitching. Just saiyan.