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VGPolyglot said:
JWeinCom said:

Like I said, it seems like splitting hairs.  The terms may be different, but essentially they mean the same thing.

Well, to socialists the difference is huge, but I can understand that the average person probably doesn't really feel like spending the time to dig through all the confusion.

I don't think it's a matter of confusion, it's simple that language changes over time and space.  What the term means in a certain area or circle can mean something different than it means in another, and they can both be valid.  As long as the target audience in each case understands the intention, the distinction doesn't really matter.