(really sorry for confusion)

[SVT Cobra]

"and at news at 12..... five troops killed today"

okay so how many soldiers?


stupid media....

troop
n.

1. A group or company of people, animals, or things. See Synonyms at band2. See Synonyms at flock1.
2.
1. A group of soldiers.
2. troops Military units; soldiers.
3. A unit of cavalry, armored vehicles, or artillery in a European army, corresponding to a platoon in the U.S. Army.

 

[Mrvile]

lol...

And I totally forgot that there were still American soldiers in Iraq. Stupid hurricane...

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: Son of a N00b

stupid media....

that's kind of redundant

 

[SVT Cobra]

Originally posted by: Nitemare

Originally posted by: Son of a N00b

stupid media....

that's kind of redundant

:laugh:

 

[Engineer]

Originally posted by: Son of a N00b
okay so how many soldiers?

Perknose was up to 1,879 in his P&N thread, so that would be 1,884 assuming they were from Iraq.

Don't know the number, right off hand, from Afghanistan.

 

[meltdown75]

 

[SVT Cobra]

OOPS.....sorry guys...I just used the title as a quote you would hear...

the meaning of this thread is that the media misuses the word troop

PSA MEDIA troop =/= individual soldier

 

[BigJ]

Weak rant, especially considering in the definition it says:

2. troops Military units; soldiers.

So if troops is soldiers, wouldn't a troop be a soldier?

 

[SVT Cobra]

Originally posted by: BigJ
Weak rant, especially considering in the definition it says:

2. troops Military units; soldiers.

So if troops is soldiers, wouldn't a troop be a soldier?

you fail at english

 

[meltdown75]

so when the media says "xx number of US troops" - it gets your panties in a twist? you Son of a Noob!!

 

[computeerrgghh]

Andy Rooney already did something like this. Good job copying him.

 

[SVT Cobra]

Originally posted by: meltdown75
so when the media says "xx number of US troops" - it gets your panties in a twist? you Son of a Noob!!

yes


and so does the guy from 60 minutes

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: Son of a N00b

Originally posted by: BigJ
Weak rant, especially considering in the definition it says:

2. troops Military units; soldiers.

So if troops is soldiers, wouldn't a troop be a soldier?

you fail at english

Not my fault you can't read your own definition.

 

[SVT Cobra]

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: Son of a N00b

Originally posted by: BigJ
Weak rant, especially considering in the definition it says:

2. troops Military units; soldiers.

So if troops is soldiers, wouldn't a troop be a soldier?

you fail at english

Not my fault you can't read your own definition.

nope

 

[dugweb]

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: Son of a N00b

Originally posted by: BigJ
Weak rant, especially considering in the definition it says:

2. troops Military units; soldiers.

So if troops is soldiers, wouldn't a troop be a soldier?

you fail at english

Not my fault you can't read your own definition.

i think this qualifies as a pwned

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: Son of a N00b

Originally posted by: meltdown75
so when the media says "xx number of US troops" - it gets your panties in a twist? you Son of a Noob!!

yes


and so does the guy from 60 minutes

Morley?! or the old guy (forgive me i had a few :beer:s this weekend) that does the opinion peices at the end? man, that show is golden. i think it's one of my favourite longest-running shows out there. then again... last night my favourite watching was on Ontario Public TV - a show about some young guys growing up in the Middle East. it was some crazy sh!t. TVO - "television that matters"...

 

[SVT Cobra]

Originally posted by: dugweb

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: Son of a N00b

Originally posted by: BigJ
Weak rant, especially considering in the definition it says:

2. troops Military units; soldiers.

So if troops is soldiers, wouldn't a troop be a soldier?

you fail at english

Not my fault you can't read your own definition.

i think this qualifies as a pwned

nope thats just the damn formatting that got thrown off from quoting

this time from merrium webster

Main Entry: 1troop
Pronunciation: 'trüp
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French trope, troupe company, herd, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English thorp, throp village -- more at THORP
1 a : a group of soldiers b : a cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company
2 : a collection of people or things : CREW 2
3 : a flock of mammals or birds
4 : the basic organizational unit of Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts under an adult leader

 

[SVT Cobra]

Originally posted by: meltdown75

Originally posted by: Son of a N00b

Originally posted by: meltdown75
so when the media says "xx number of US troops" - it gets your panties in a twist? you Son of a Noob!!

yes


and so does the guy from 60 minutes

Morley?! or the old guy (forgive me i had a few :beer:s this weekend) that does the opinion peices at the end? man, that show is golden. i think it's one of my favourite longest-running shows out there. then again... last night my favourite watching was on Ontario Public TV - a show about some young guys growing up in the Middle East. it was some crazy sh!t. TVO - "television that matters"...

:thumbsup: for a fellow fan

I believe it was andy roony

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: Son of a N00b

Originally posted by: meltdown75

Originally posted by: Son of a N00b

Originally posted by: meltdown75
so when the media says "xx number of US troops" - it gets your panties in a twist? you Son of a Noob!!

yes


and so does the guy from 60 minutes

Morley?! or the old guy (forgive me i had a few :beer:s this weekend) that does the opinion peices at the end? man, that show is golden. i think it's one of my favourite longest-running shows out there. then again... last night my favourite watching was on Ontario Public TV - a show about some young guys growing up in the Middle East. it was some crazy sh!t. TVO - "television that matters"...

:thumbsup: for a fellow fan

I believe it was andy roony

Ah yes, Mr. Rooney, the quintessential (sp?) old fart of 60 Minutes. We have a few of those here at ATOT as well.

 

[Crazee]

Always something to aspire to - being compared to Andy Rooney. That's something every young man wants

 

[ktehmok]

You're ranting about the grammatical mistakes of the media. Yet according to your initial post, you're wrong. " 2. troops Military units; soldiers."

That being said. Do you think those five men that died today give a fvck if they were called a troop or a soldier?

 

[iamtrout]

It's colloquial. Get over it. Or go die.

 

[bootymac]

Someone has way too much time on their hands

 

[ShadowBlade]

troop is a common abreviation for trooper a.k.a. soldier

 

[SVT Cobra]

Originally posted by: ShadowBlade
troop is a common abreviation for trooper a.k.a. soldier

NO IT IS NOT

thats the fing problem people think it is...


but I guess after the common usage thing it can be



*untwists 60 year old english teacher's panites that are not the OP's*