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It's funny how lingo is. Hams look down on CBers for their slang but then have their own. Why is one better than the other? And languages change and evolve and so does slang. So what is the big deal?
As a kid I was always baffled by cuss words. Poo is OK. Say sh!t and you are getting marched to the bathroom to have your mouth washed out. Yet both mean the same stinking pile. I could never wrap my head around that. When I heard G. Carlin's 7 words it was such a relief to know that I wasn't the only one who couldn't fathom the difference and found it ridiculous.
All of that said, I say "73" just to be respectful of the history of ham radio. But chewing you out over the air makes that guy a lid for sure. Ignore him and keep enjoting ham radio.
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