[Ads-l] soldier

[Laurence Horn]

I nominate MOTUSAF (Member of the United States Armed Forces).

On Mon, Nov 11, 2019 at 2:01 PM Baker, John <JBAKER at stradley.com> wrote:

> Is there a generic term that includes all members of military forces?
> Currently in the United States the practice seems to be to refer to
> “service men and women,” but that seems cumbersome and cannot necessarily
> be extended to those from other countries.
>
>
> John Baker
>
>
> From: American Dialect Society <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> On Behalf Of
> Jonathan Lighter
> Sent: Saturday, November 9, 2019 4:46 PM
> To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> Subject: Re: soldier
>
> Let's throw in "general" as a synonym for "admiral":
>
> 2019
>
> https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/11/08/midway-stuns-with-epic-tale-of-wwii-battle/
> <
> https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/11/08/midway-stuns-with-epic-tale-of-wwii-battle/
> >
> :
> a movie that never slackens, a picture with stunning clarity that conveys
> the enormous stakes, what had to be done and, above all, what the soldiers,
> from generals down, knew and how they faced what for many were their final
> moments.
>
> Yep. Midway.
>
> JL
>
> On Sat, Nov 9, 2019 at 4:27 PM Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com
> <mailto:wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>>
> wrote:
>
> > OMG, here's another:
> >
> > 2019 https://screenrant.com/midway-2019-movie-reviews/<
> https://screenrant.com/midway-2019-movie-reviews/> :
> > Obviously, the American soldiers are portrayed as the heroes in this
> > story, but their Japanese counterparts are never reduced to tasteless
> > caricatures of one-dimensional villains.
> >
> > For those in the dark, the combatants at the battle of Midway were almost
> > entirely sailors and airmen (including Marine aviators).
> >
> > JL
> >
> > On Sat, Nov 9, 2019 at 4:06 PM Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com
> <mailto:wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> From another review of the same bad movie:
> >>
> >> 2019 http://reelreviews.com/midway-movie-review<
> http://reelreviews.com/midway-movie-review> :
> >> It is nice that Emmerich and company chose to pay homage to ALL the
> >> soldiers [including Japanese] who lost their lives at Midway.
> >>
> >> JL
> >>
> >> On Thu, Nov 7, 2019 at 9:46 PM Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com
> <mailto:wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> How did I miss that one?
> >>>
> >>> JL
> >>>
> >>> On Thu, Nov 7, 2019 at 9:28 PM Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com<mailto:
> hwgray at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> > _led_ the aircraft carrier
> >>>>
> >>>> _commanded_ the aircraft carrier, dammit!
> >>>>
> >>>> Bring back the draft!
> >>>>
> >>>> On Thu, Nov 7, 2019 at 7:01 PM Jonathan Lighter <
> wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com
> <mailto:wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com%0b>>>>> >
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> > In other words, 'any member of a military or naval force.'
> >>>> >
> >>>> > I thought I'd posted one of these a few years ago, but maybe not. I
> >>>> might
> >>>> > have chosen to ignore it. This one's brand new:
> >>>> >
> >>>> >
> >>>> >
> >>>>
> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6924650/reviews?sort=userRating&dir=asc&ratingFilter=0
> <
> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6924650/reviews?sort=userRating&dir=asc&ratingFilter=0
> >
> >>>> >
> >>>> > Along the way, we meet other famous American soldiers: Admiral
> Chester
> >>>> > Nimitz (Woody Harrelson) Commander in Chief of the US Pacific Fleet;
> >>>> Vice
> >>>> > Admiral William "Bull" Halsey (Dennis Quaid) who led the aircraft
> >>>> carrier
> >>>> > USS Enterprise; Rear Admiral Raymond Spruance (Jake Weber) who took
> >>>> over
> >>>> > the Enterprise for the Battle of Midway [etc.].
> >>>> >
> >>>> > JL
> >>>> >
> >>>> > "If the truth is half as bad as I think it is, you can't handle the
> >>>> truth."
> >>>> >
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> >>
> >>
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> >>
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