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Kenny1999 Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

Police

Policemen, officer, cop

Is there any difference?

By the way, can policeman refer to a woman who is a police? Is it necessary to say policewomen?

  

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kenny1999 Policemen, More than one. Five policemen responded to the alarm. kenny1999 officer One person in the police force, militia or armed forces (higher rank), male or female.

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  • kenny1999 Policemen, More than one.
  • Five policemen responded to the alarm.
  • kenny1999 officer One person in the police force, militia or armed forces (higher rank), male or female.
  • kenny1999 cop Slang / informal Gangster: Let's scram / vamoose before the cops get here.
  • kenny1999 By the way, can policeman refer to a woman who is in the police force ?
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kenny1999Policemen,

More than one.

Five policemen responded to the alarm.

kenny1999officer

One person in the police force, militia or armed forces (higher rank), male or female.

kenny1999cop

Slang / informal

Gangster: Let's scram / vamoose before the cops get

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kenny1999Policemen, officer, copIs there any difference?

Yeah. The first is plural, and the other two are singular.

All kidding aside, "policeman" is the neutral term. A female cop is a policewoman, but be sure you got that right before saying one or the other to his or her or whatever's face. "Officer" is used in direct address, as in "Please don't g

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