What do they mean exactly? It isn't 3,000 individuals, because each person isn't a troupe. Or do they mean over 3,000 soldiers? Is each soldier a troupe?
2007-02-14 08:58:50 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
Each soldier is a troop
2007-02-14 09:02:05 · answer #1 · answered by Wolf 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
While they do *mean* individual soldiers, you're correct in that they're misusing the word. Troop (troupe usually= theater, so I think you meant troop) is a collective noun meaning a group of soldiers. As they're saying it, it sounds as if 3,000 groups of soldiers were killed, which isn't correct.
The news has a bad habit of misusing certain words. It's happened before, but I forget the specific instances....
2007-02-14 17:04:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
...over 3000 soldiers....correct is right!
BTW the word is troop and not "troupe". I believe that is what confuses you as "troupe" is basically made up of a group of persons eg. touring actors, singers, dancers etc.
2007-02-14 17:03:04 · answer #3 · answered by Brewmaster 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
3,000 Troops! Not troupes! Get a Thesaurus and lock your doors and windows!
2007-02-14 17:28:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, they do mean, by "troops", individual soldiers. I can understand if you used "troupe", being a group of people...but they mean individuals
2007-02-14 17:02:37 · answer #5 · answered by MadMax08 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If I said 3000 people died, does that mean 3000 individuals died, or 3000 groups of people died? Hmm.... these are the questions that try men's souls.
2007-02-14 17:08:02 · answer #6 · answered by smokingun 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
You Frenchmen... ya need to figure out English more better like.
2007-02-14 17:33:21 · answer #7 · answered by mcmustang1992 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God Bless America for freedom of speech.
2007-02-14 17:01:43 · answer #8 · answered by Here Kitty Kitty!!! 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋