Whenever I see the term "troops" in a news headline (for example: "25 troops killed in Iraq today") it makes me think of 25 GROUPS of soldiers. Then, when I read the whole story, I learn it is actually 25 INDIVIDUAL soldiers. Still a terrible loss, but not the massacre I was envisioning when I first read the headline.
I always thought "troop" meant more than one, like a boy scout troop, which is a group of boy scouts. And now I'm wondering if the media purposefully words headlines in this way to make the war seem even worse than it already it, or to snag more readers.
Anyone else think the term is misleading when used in this way? Or am I perhaps unaware of an alternative meaning for the word? Thanks for your input!
2007-01-21 08:22:00 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
You are not alone on that one. when they said 23 troops where killed, my jaw dropped. than i knew it was 23 soliders ( not that its any better) It can be misleading for those who do not know, but i think most people know what they mean by now.
2007-01-21 08:35:51 · answer #1 · answered by carriec 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I always thought that "troops" meant groups of military people too. I don't understand why they use that term for individual soldiers--but it is misleading. It always has been used, though, not only for this war.
2007-01-21 12:45:24 · answer #2 · answered by Holiday Magic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-02 20:43:37 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I knew that troop and soldier were the same and I know they are very different people after training .
2007-01-21 10:28:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Certainly! English is my second language,so I thought it was my fault,for understanding troops as groups of soldiers!Why can't they rather say troopers? It's so confusing!
Thanx for posting this question!
2007-01-21 08:42:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
"Troops" in this sense is short for "troopers."
2007-01-21 14:39:59 · answer #6 · answered by Ryan R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋