It’s not because of efficiency or whatever you’re trying to say, military ranks especially have a long history of weirdness and changes in languages, pronunciation, and spelling. And not all 3 being in line.
Like wow it’s ok to not know these things, but you shouldn’t act all holier than thou. Ciao.
Petrol. Gas isn’t even a gas.
Gasoline not petroleum.
Rich, from the kind of person who thinks there’s an F in “lieutenant.”
I’m guessing you pronounce Colonel as Kernel.
As if cutting letters and syllables from words to make then more efficient isn’t a tradition as old as words, innit?
But adding an invisible consonant? That’s insane.
It’s not because of efficiency or whatever you’re trying to say, military ranks especially have a long history of weirdness and changes in languages, pronunciation, and spelling. And not all 3 being in line.
Like wow it’s ok to not know these things, but you shouldn’t act all holier than thou. Ciao.
I’m not British - but I am a Physicist.