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    Ist "troop" Singular und "troops" Plural? Mein Wörterbuch erklärt mir, dass "troop" Truppe oder Gruppe bedeutet. Was mich dann immer irritiert sind die Nachrichten, wenn von "1000 troops" gesprochen wird, und es sollen dann 1000 Menschen sein?!
    Weiß jemand mehr darüber?
    AuthorElke (Aus)18 Jan 05, 09:54
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    The troop of soldiers, consisting of 20 crack troops, trooped across Germany to Austria. Truppe, Soldaten, marschieren- 3 uses of the word.
    #1Authorneilo19 Jan 05, 13:46
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    Thanks for replying, neilo. So it's just homonymes?
    #2AuthorElke (Aus)19 Jan 05, 14:05
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    not really -

    to troop is the verb

    a troop is a collective noun: A group of soldiers (AHD)
    troops is a singular noun: Military units; soldiers (AHD), being a more general term.
    #3Authorodondon irl19 Jan 05, 14:34
     
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