[Heyworth]

did you miss my comment that the VA State Police Training Manual,edition of 1999 says that is where the term "cop", came from. (so does the syllabus of the PASP)

To quote GOPCapitalist, "I''m amused at how willing you are to take your history lessons out of the unsourced snippets of a bureaucracy," Of course, the VA State Police are noted for their etymological investigatory skills. On the other hand, you might want to consult some actual academic etymologists, who tell us that there aren't any acronymic origins for words before the 20th Century.

[stand watie]

and your point is what??

why do you want to agrue about something so SILLY???

free dixie,sw

[stand watie]

perhaps NOT, but there were certainly ABBREVIATIONS before the 20th century. abbreviations were PROBABLY made part of popular speech because speakers/writers didn't want to use the whole title/phrase.

once again, why do you want to argue about something so UNimportant???? (fyi, this is my LAST post on this trivial subject. i have a life.)

and as i've said numerous times, head over to DU, where you will be WELCOMED with open arms.

the DU coven seems to like pointless flame wars. i don't.

free dixie,sw