"corp" in "The Apprentice"

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I've noticed on the NBC program "The Apprentice" that the abbreviation "corp" is pronounced without the "p" as in "corps" in the name of one of the two teams "Versacorp". I'm assuming the "corp" in that is an abbreviation because the other team called itself "Protege Corporation".

I'd never heard it pronounced without the "p" before, though it doesn't surprise as the two words "corporation" and "corps" are related. I've tried to research it, but I can never get a pronunciation guide for the abbreviation.
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Larry

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[nq:1]I've noticed on the NBC program "The Apprentice" that the abbreviation "corp" is pronounced without the "p" as in "corps" ... "corps" are related. I've tried to research it, but I can never get a pronunciation guide for the abbreviation. Comments?[/nq]
"Corp", when it is a shortening of "corporation", is often pronounced "korp" (hard p) Since it's a non-word, and just a shortening, there's no rule. You will also see "Larry's, Ink" used informally. The "ink" being a shortening of "incorporated". Again, it's a non-word so there's no rule.
Would you hire Amorosa?

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[nq:1]I've noticed on the NBC program "The Apprentice" that the abbreviation "corp" is pronounced without the "p" as in "corps" ... "corps" are related. I've tried to research it, but I can never get a pronunciation guide for the abbreviation. Comments?[/nq]
I would suspect that when discussing "The Apprentice" we have to allow for a large "pea brain factor" on the part of the participants and the producers. Anything they say that sounds wrong, probably is wrong.

In any event, all my life "corp." has been pronounced with the "p" but it is a slang pronunciations so it may be hard to pin down. When you see "corp." you are supposed to say "corporation" but for people who use the term frequently it is shortened to "corp" with a pronounced "p".
Brian Wickham

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[nq:2]I've noticed on the NBC program "The Apprentice" that the ... can never get a pronunciation guide for the abbreviation. Comments?[/nq]
[nq:1]I would suspect that when discussing "The Apprentice" we have to allow for a large "pea brain factor" on the part of the participants and the producers. Anything they say that sounds wrong, probably is wrong.[/nq]
Pea-brained? Hardly. The show is pulling in over 25 million viewers per episode. NBC is raking in the money selling advertising and they are killing the competition in that time segment. Trump is making money hand-over-fist and getting free advertising for all of his projects. The would-be apprentices are the most hirable (except for Amorosa) young people in America. Everyone involved is making money and becoming famous.
What's pea-brained about that?
It's a totally unrealistic portrayal of the corporate world and a display of the worst-possible technique of getting a job, but what's that got to do with it? "The Simpsons" isn't a realistic portrayal of anything, and we love the show. Entertainment is entertainment and should be recognized as such.
"Pea-brained" is "60 Minutes" interviewing authors that are published by a company also owned by Viacom and not revealing it. When a show purports to be a real portrayal of something, and there's a unrevealed ulterior motive, that's pea-brained.

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[nq:1]I've noticed on the NBC program "The Apprentice" that the abbreviation "corp" is pronounced without the "p" as in "corps" ... and "corps" are related. I've tried to research it, but I can never get a pronunciation guide for the abbreviation.[/nq]
Don't know from US usage, but Right-pond pronounces the p in "Corp" (as in NewsCorp), but like you neither the p nor the s in "Corps" (as in The Royal Army Medical Corps).
Mike.

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[nq:2]I've noticed on the NBC program "The Apprentice" that the ... can never get a pronunciation guide for the abbreviation. Comments?[/nq]
[nq:1]I would suspect that when discussing "The Apprentice" we have to allow for a large "pea brain factor" on the ... to say "corporation" but for people who use the term frequently it is shortened to "corp" with a pronounced "p".[/nq]
I'd say that pronouncing "-corp" with the 'p' silent, in cases where the "corp" derives from "corporation", should be regarded as Error. I have, in fact, heard such pronunciations. For example, I've heard people pronounce "Citicorp" as "city-core". In one sense Coop is right you can't speak of "core" being wrong but in another sense it's obviously wrong because the person who says "core" is being misinfluenced by "corps".

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Tony Cooper filted:
[nq:1]"Corp", when it is a shortening of "corporation", is often pronounced "korp" (hard p) Since it's a non-word, and ... see "Larry's, Ink" used informally. The "ink" being a shortening of "incorporated". Again, it's a non-word so there's no rule.[/nq]
Saying "ink" for the abbreviation "incorporated" was essential in the name of the group that recorded "Funkytown"..r

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[nq:2]I've noticed on the NBC program "The Apprentice" that the ... I can never get a pronunciation guide for the abbreviation.[/nq]
[nq:1]Don't know from US usage, but Right-pond pronounces the p in "Corp" (as in NewsCorp), but like you neither the p nor the s in "Corps" (as in The Royal Army Medical Corps). Mike.[/nq]
In the northern reaches of Leftpondia, "corp." and "corps" are usually pronounced as Mike Lyall indicates. The "corps" pronunciation isn't surprising, considering the strong French-language influence here.

Note that we could get The Most Recent (as opposed to the Last) Trump here in Canada, too. Of course, when we do hear the Last Trump on the mainland, they'll hear it half an hour later in Newfoundland.

Cheers, Sage

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[nq:2]Comments?[/nq]
[nq:1]"Corp", when it is a shortening of "corporation", is often pronounced "korp" (hard p) Since it's a non-word, and ... see "Larry's, Ink" used informally. The "ink" being a shortening of "incorporated". Again, it's a non-word so there's no rule.[/nq]
Thanks.

[nq:1]Would you hire Amorosa?[/nq]
Hehe, nope. I think she's a major part of why Kwame lost.

Larry

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[nq:1]Would you hire Amorosa?[/nq]
Well, she was certainly not what one might consider "amorosa". Omarosa, that is.

Skitt (in Hayward, California)
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[nq:2]I would suspect that when discussing "The Apprentice" we have ... producers. Anything they say that sounds wrong, probably is wrong.[/nq]
[nq:1]Pea-brained? Hardly. The show is pulling in over 25 million viewers per episode. NBC is raking in the money selling ... hirable (except for Amorosa) young people in America. Everyone involved is making money and becoming famous. What's pea-brained about that?[/nq]
Nice argument. It must follow that since George Bush successfully became president he can't possibly be pea brained.
[nq:1]It's a totally unrealistic portrayal of the corporate world and a display of the worst-possible technique of getting a job, ... isn't a realistic portrayal of anything, and we love the show. Entertainment is entertainment and should be recognized as such.[/nq]
Don't drag in the most intelligent show on TV to defend one of the most idiotic.
[nq:1]"Pea-brained" is "60 Minutes" interviewing authors that are published by a company also owned by Viacom and not revealing it. When a show purports to be a real portrayal of something, and there's a unrevealed ulterior motive, that's pea-brained.[/nq]
No, that's dishonest. Dishonesty and lack of brains are hardly the same thing. Up to now I would have thought that was evident. I guess I'll have to watch "The Apprentice" to catch on to this new style of thinking.
Brian

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