"Peace corps"

[mycats]

Why is the word "corps" pronounced as "core" in those kind of things?

[dr john]

French

[DaSwede]

http://french.about.com/library/fauxamis/blfau xam_c.htm

Scroll down to "Corps vs Corps".

[mycats]

Ah right, thank you DaSwede

[jno]

from the days when French was the language of international deplomacy. Besides, Peace Corpse wouldn't sound great.

[DaSwede]

Oh I don't know, jno - some folks would run a campaign on it. Your reply made me laugh, reminded me of a vintage badge from my youth: Help the police, beat yourself up.

[jno]

lol Swede... but I'm not sure I'd join a peace corpse myself...

[Simeon]

This reminds me of when I was in the RAF where an officer called a corporal "corps". The corporal replied "Sir I am not dead but you are lucky your rank is not flying officer or I will be telling you to FuGG OFF!