The Germans were the ones that officially named the 8" barreled Luger the Lange Pistole 08, so out of courtesy I try to use the official term when writing. Around a casual gathering I freely use the collector term Artillery, but in many years of collecting I have never run into the term Ari 08. This may be akin to collectors calling a Winchester a Winnie, a Remington a Remmy, or worst of all a Springfield a Springer.

By the way, Southerners don't eat grit; they eat grits which traces some it's origin to the Germanicon word Grütze. If you grit your teeth, you are not putting grit or grits on them.