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Karenina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-02-09 06:11 PM
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Language Wonks: Was bedeutet das wort "EXTRA"
as an adjective for troops? I've heard it consistently in English language reportage on this side of the pond AND in voice-over translations. It smacked me in the face today checking out Channel4 News from the UK.

30,000 extra U.S. troops blah, blah, blah...

EXTRAS? Are they Kompaserie in a Busby Berkeley production or what?

For those unfamiliar with this American Treasure, I offer an example of his work:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJOjTNuuEVw&feature=related
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SteppingRazor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-02-09 06:15 PM
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1. I fail to see the problem here.
"Extra" in this usage, as an adjective, means "More than, or beyond what is usual, normal, expected or necessary." In other words, it's synonymous in its primary definition with "additional."
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