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Old 09-20-2005, 04:34 PM
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Originally posted by DeltAlum
But Britain sent them. In Vietnam, Canada didn't.

A Canadian Soldier is a member of the Canadian military.

A Canadian who is a soldier could be an American soldier, or a British Soldier or whatever kind of soldier -- even a mercenary. But she or he isn't a Canadian soldier.

Argue it any way you want, but there is still a big difference.
You could use a brush-up on semantics; William Safire writes some great pieces on the English language.

As you seem to refuse to see the points I am making for your own reasons, I will fall back on my grandfather's advice and simply say, "You're right."

-Rudey
 


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