Talk:Colonel
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Are you sure silver eagle works for Navy Captain too? I know their usual insignia to go by is the stripes on their cuffs and epaulets, but I wouldn't rule out their using an eagle too. But a cite would certainly help soothe my doubts. ;) -- JohnOwens 06:19 Mar 27, 2003 (UTC)
I was wondering why we have the German translation in the first line? I checked and found that Oberst redirects to this page, but we don't seem to discuss them, is this a good redirect? fabiform | talk 17:50, 7 Apr 2004 (UTC)
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why is colonel spelled without the letter R? JRS
- The title comes from 'commander of a column (of companies) of troops'. So the question is, "why is colonel pronounced with an R?" Probably just from slurring the word. --wwoods 07:21, 13 Apr 2004 (UTC)
- Historically there was an alternative Spanish form coronel. It looks like English took the spelling from one form and the pronunciation from another. --194.73.107.129 15:31, 7 Sep 2004 (UTC)