2007-06-03 07:31:55 · 15 answers · asked by Laith Attar 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Police refers to the organization as a whole. A cop is one police officer (policeman).
2007-06-03 07:34:34 · answer #1 · answered by Nicole B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cop means one. Police is a pleural word for cop.
2007-06-03 07:37:20 · answer #2 · answered by Nolan P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing, really. The word "cop" came from England, I think, because the police wore a certain uniform with copper buttons on it. So they were referred to as coppers, or cops.
2007-06-03 07:34:53 · answer #3 · answered by momo5j7 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A cop refers to a singular policeman while police refers to a group of them. :)
2007-06-03 08:16:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
cop refers to police officer, and police can refer to the entire organization
2007-06-03 07:34:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
cops can be good or bad. Police is a generic term for them. Usually viewed as good.
2007-06-03 07:34:23 · answer #6 · answered by StayThirstyMyFriends 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Cop is another word for policeman.
2007-06-03 07:40:12 · answer #7 · answered by pika chu 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
depends on the location of the country you are in if in the south we have cops or troopers, in the city they are called policemen and policewomen but in all it is just the preference of the patrolman stopping you......be careful out there
2007-06-03 07:35:54 · answer #8 · answered by connie 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Politeness.
2007-06-03 07:34:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I actually just read something about this the other day. Check this out: http://www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/cop.asp
2007-06-03 07:35:26 · answer #10 · answered by carla ツ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋