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Day: December 15, 2005

Posted on December 15, 2005May 24, 2021

One soldier does not a troop make

I have a lot of gripes about the grammar used (or misused) by reporters. This one even drew Andy Rooney’s ire a few weeks ago: Troop: A troop is a group of solders, like a company or a division. It is not just one soldier. Therefore it is incorrect to say “Three American troops died … Continue reading One soldier does not a troop make

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