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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Ok so as we know generals out rank majors
So why is it we put mor importence on the word major over general
So hes a major pain in the arse being more importent or personal than of hes a general pain in the arse as 1 example
Please tell my brain why
I must know or i may go madder
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I didn't even know a general outranked a major so Im unqualified to speculate. I will though, Is a Major more shouty, so more obvious. A General office bound so more... something. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Generals are in general charge... Majors are individually known to the ranks below (and therefore of more immediate importance to those individuals). Maybe?
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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They are that wonderful English language anomyoly where one word has two meanings.
So general as in general public or General as in General Smith.
They are to be used in a different comtext so can not be compared unfortunately.
Otherwise someone would be a Vice Admiral pain in the arse |
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By *ensualMan
over a year ago
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Interesting question, this is from Wikipedia.
The term "general" is used in two ways: as the generic title for all grades of general officer and as a specific rank. It originates in the 16th century, as a shortening of captain general, which rank was taken from Middle French capitaine général. The adjective general had been affixed to officer designations since the late medieval period to indicate relative superiority or an extended jurisdiction.
Historically, the rank designation develops in English in the 1640s, taken from French majeur, in turn a shortening of sergent-majeur, which at the time designated a higher rank than at present.[citation
Seems to be a rank and not a dictionary use of the words |
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"I didn't even know a general outranked a major so Im unqualified to speculate. I will though, Is a Major more shouty, so more obvious. A General office bound so more... something. "
Actually you'll find neither of them are very shouty, they have an RSM to do that for them, and he is very, very shouty! |
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