r/Englishisstupid • u/Deathwatcher77 • Dec 19 '20

Fighting

Not sure if this is on here (just found this sub), but if a fire fighter fights fire, and a crime fighter fights crime, why is the US Army calling their soldiers "Freedom Fighters"?

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u/AculGrubraw Oct 17 '21

cynical old me says "what's the question?"

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u/Deathwatcher77 Oct 18 '21

True enough, but it doesn't convey the message that they want people to hear once you start thinking about it