More faux-acronymic "grunts"

[Wilson Gray]

The fact that these "origins" are appearing dekkids after their
supposed derivatives came into use is enough to make me a doubter.

-Wilson

On 11/4/06, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Some time ago I reported on the assertion that the military sense of "grunt" is an acronym for "GRound Unit - Untrainable."
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>   That's kind of a stretch, even for a fake acronym, so here are improved versions:
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>   "Folklore has it that GRUNT was originally an acronym of Government Reject - Unfit for Normal Training.
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>   "Grunt Ground Roving Unit, Not Trainable"
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>   If grunt's are "government rejects," they shouldn't be wearing uniforms, but both tidbits come from here: http://www.milterms.com/search.php?method=exact&q=grunt&s=0.
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>   JL
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