Editormum's Grammar Guru: The Core of the Corps Is Loyalty

Monday, February 13, 2006

The Core of the Corps Is Loyalty

But if you use the wrong form of the word pronounced /kohr/, you will have little loyalty from your editors or your employers. Core means the middle, the base, the main parts. An apple core, core curriculum, core values... all basics. Corps means a body of people acting as a single group. The Marine... Sign in to see full entry.

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