Why is 'corps' pronounced 'core'?

[TuffGuy]

corps - (kôr, kr)

core - (kôr, kr)

 

[Anubis]

because english is fvcking retarted

 

[ahurtt]

why do we drive on a parkway but park on a driveway?

 

[BrokenVisage]

Originally posted by: TuffGuy
corps - (kôr, kr)

core - (kôr, kr)

x2

 

[Heisenberg]

Originally posted by: Anubis
because english is fvcking retarted

At least in terms of consistency, yes it is.

 

[KeyserSoze]

If a door can be ajar, can a jar be adoor?

 

[nakedfrog]

Because of it's french roots?
Plus it might be a little unnerving to be part of an infantry corps if it was pronounced like "corpse."

 

[jotosuds]

Originally posted by: Anubis
because english is fvcking retarted

YES :laugh:

 

[habib89]

yah, i always thought the word was french

 

[HardcoreRobot]

why is tuff pronounced tough?

but yeah, its those stupid french and their silent lettesr

 

[nakedfrog]

Those french... it's like they have a different word for EVERYTHING!

 

[sygyzy]

Originally posted by: HardcoreRobot
why is tuff pronounced tough?

but yeah, its those stupid french and their silent lettesr

Good try with the witty English strangeness remark. But I think you failed. How else would tuff be pronounced? Toof? Buff is pronounced ... well buff. Same as tuff = tough.

 

[Wallydraigle]

We already have a corpse word.

 

[ondarkness]

I personally love 'colonel'

 

[The Green Bean]

Originally posted by: Anubis
because english is fvcking retarted

:thumbsup:

 

[MX2]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Those french... it's like they have a different word for EVERYTHING!

Omelette du fromage

 

[NiKeFiDO]

Originally posted by: sygyzy

Originally posted by: HardcoreRobot
why is tuff pronounced tough?

but yeah, its those stupid french and their silent lettesr

Good try with the witty English strangeness remark. But I think you failed. How else would tuff be pronounced? Toof? Buff is pronounced ... well buff. Same as tuff = tough.

i think that was the joke.....

 

[ondarkness]

Originally posted by: NiKeFiDO

Originally posted by: sygyzy

Originally posted by: HardcoreRobot
why is tuff pronounced tough?

but yeah, its those stupid french and their silent lettesr

Good try with the witty English strangeness remark. But I think you failed. How else would tuff be pronounced? Toof? Buff is pronounced ... well buff. Same as tuff = tough.

i think that was the joke.....

I don't think he got it Colonel.

 

[ruffilb]

French?

 

[Al Neri]

the english language is actually an incredibly dynamic language.... its derived from West Germanic, Celtic, Old French, Old Norse, Old Frisian and Old Saxon. That's why there are a bunch of seemingly odd spellings, (for lack of a better term) redundant word variety (however it offers a variety of stregnths of words while saying basically the same thing) and pronounciations, however it adds to the beauty and precision. Why is it "cool" to mock the enlgish language, it's beyond me.

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Plus it might be a little unnerving to be part of an infantry corps if it was pronounced like "corpse."

LOL

 

[sygyzy]

Originally posted by: NiKeFiDO

Originally posted by: sygyzy

Originally posted by: HardcoreRobot
why is tuff pronounced tough?

but yeah, its those stupid french and their silent lettesr

Good try with the witty English strangeness remark. But I think you failed. How else would tuff be pronounced? Toof? Buff is pronounced ... well buff. Same as tuff = tough.

i think that was the joke.....

Just noticed the OP's name. My apologies

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: MX2times

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Those french... it's like they have a different word for EVERYTHING!

Omelette du fromage