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Someone explain to me why Douglas Macgregor is a "Coronel" and not a Colonel

submitted by velocityraptor to whatever 8 monthsAug 29, 2023 20:32:08 ago (+1/-1)     (files.catbox.moe)

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[ - ] MasklessTheGreat 0 points 8 monthsAug 29, 2023 22:28:26 ago (+0/-0)

Cause a Chinese mother fucker typed it.

[ - ] texasblood 0 points 8 monthsAug 29, 2023 21:35:24 ago (+1/-1)

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[ - ] TheBigGuyFromQueens 0 points 8 monthsAug 29, 2023 21:12:33 ago (+0/-0)

MacArthur, you mean?

[ - ] velocityraptor [op] 0 points 8 monthsAug 29, 2023 21:27:31 ago (+0/-0)

why do you think that was what I meant?

[ - ] TheBigGuyFromQueens 0 points 8 monthsAug 29, 2023 21:59:39 ago (+0/-0)

Common

[ - ] velocityraptor [op] 0 points 8 monthsSep 2, 2023 22:36:40 ago (+0/-0)

alright Mr drone

[ - ] TheBigGuyFromQueens 0 points 8 monthsAug 29, 2023 22:00:04 ago (+0/-0)

Common

[ - ] MasterSuppressionTechnique 0 points 8 monthsAug 29, 2023 20:58:24 ago (+0/-0)

The French. That is all.

[ - ] Lost_In_The_Thinking 1 point 8 monthsAug 29, 2023 21:19:04 ago (+1/-0)

Exactly true. The etymology agrees with that. From Etymology Online (etymonline.com):

colonel (n.)

"chief commander of a regiment of troops," 1540s, coronell, from French coronel (16c.), modified by dissimilation from Italian colonnella "commander of the column of soldiers at the head of a regiment," from compagna colonella "little column company," from Latin columna "pillar," collateral form of columen "top, summit" (from PIE root *kel- (2) "to be prominent; hill").

The French spelling was reformed late 16c. The English spelling was modified in 1580s in learned writing to conform to the Italian form (via translations of Italian military manuals), and pronunciations with "r" and "l" coexisted until c. 1650, but the earlier pronunciation prevailed. Spanish and Portuguese coronel, from Italian, show similar evolution by dissimilation and perhaps by influence of corona. Abbreviation col. is attested by 1707.