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OT - Corps vs. Core

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I wanted to take some time to give a quick lesson about the word "corps." I've noticed a lot of people recently have been using the word "core" in place of "corps," especially when talking about the WR corps. The word "core" means "the central, innermost, or most essential part of anything." Corps, on the other hand, means "a group of persons associated or acting together." The word "corps" has been used often when describing units on a football team, much like it's used to describe the Marine Corps. Many people mistake the word for "core" because they are pronounced the same way, making them homophones. So I would request and recommend that everyone from this point forward use the correct word "corps" when referring to the receiving corps of the team. Just don't write "crops." Believe me, your fingers will try to make you.

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