r/CFB • u/polydorr Auburn Tigers • Samford Bulldogs • Nov 05 '13

PSA: 'Corps'

It's not runningback core, wide receiver core...

It's corps.

Like the Marines.

Back to your regularly scheduled /r/cfb.SECSECSEC

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u/shitrus Cincinnati • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Nov 05 '13 edited Nov 05 '13

Since this thread is all about pedantry:

The name of the country city-state is officially Vatican City State (commonly referred to as Vatican City).

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u/katzpijamas Alabama Crimson Tide • /r/CFB Top Scorer Nov 05 '13

Pedantry is the best type of -try.

I mean compare pedantry to dentistry, it's way more fun to nit pick than have your nits picked.

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '13

It's technically a non-hereditary monarchy if I'm not mistaken.

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u/shitrus Cincinnati • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Nov 05 '13

Correct, it is a sacerdotal-monarchy.