Is the P silent in Corps?
It’s “Corp” (hard p) because it’s an abbreviation of “corporation”. It’s not a shortening or variant of the word “corps” (eg. Marine corps, press corps“) which is pronounced with a silent p (that word comes from an old French word).
WHY IS Corp pronounced core?
The word corps is always pronounced ‘core‘ not ‘corpse’. It’s the French word for body, as in “a body of men”. Corpse is actually a related word, as both come from the Latin word corpus, which is borrowed in English for “a body of work”.
How do you say Army Corps?
How is Corp pronounce?
Corp is short for corporal or corporation and is pronounced KORP.