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Originally Posted by JaredL
That rant reminded me of something: the use of troop to denote a single member of the military. It's been going on at least since the start of the Iraq war and it still bugs the hell out of me. It's bad enough when it's plural "5 troops died in Iraq today" but it pisses me off every time they tell me that one troop died or was injured.
What? Why? Troop is short for trooper. I imagine that would annoy someone that served as a paratrooper, but I always read it as meaning a member of the Army. So, it annoys me when it was a Marine killed or injured and troop is used, and double so when Marine isn't capitalized, but I think its an accepted reference to a soldier.
For my part, people that religiously follow TV shows mystify me. But I guess that's their business and I don't find it annoying. However, when they TiVo, DVR, whatever said shows, I think they're idiots and need to discover the wonderful world of books.
Anyone other than a friend that prefaces a request with "I'm sorry to bother you, but..." Bull****. If you were sorry you wouldn't pester me. Just spit it out and spare me the charade.
People who make a big deal of their child's first birthday. We don't live in the ****ing Congo. It's not a big deal that your baby managed to stay alive for its first year. Leave me alone. I've got other **** to do.