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Unpacking English, Bit by Bit
A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.
Unpacking English, Bit by Bit
A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.
Unpacking English, Bit by Bit
A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.
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jshelly123
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April 18, 2007
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troops vs soldiers
I believe Myron is correct...and so was Andy Rooney in a recent commentary. Troop is a group of military men or a group of military units. Trooper is a single member of the group. The use of Troop indicating a single soldier is the media saving space by not referring to them as Troopers.