PTE (Michael Gloger)

[thedaffodils]

PTE Michael Gloger

Hi! I knew PTE is short for Private Soldier. If I want to read out the quote above, how should I say about the abbreviation-PTE? Should I read out it in full? Which one below is correct?

#1 P-T-E Michael Gloger

#2 Private Soldier Michael Gloger


Thank you!

[rj1948]

Originally Posted by thedaffodils

Hi! I knew PTE is short for Private Soldier. If I want to read out the quote above, how should I say about the abbreviation-PTE? Should I read out it in full? Which one below is correct?

#1 P-T-E Michael Gloger

#2 Private Soldier Michael Gloger


Thank you!

Private:a rank in US Army. An entry rank .The lowest rank in the army.
Private Michael Gloger./pvt.Michael Gloger.

Regards,
rj1948.

[David L.]

Private Michael Gloger.

PTE is short for 'private', one of the designations/ranks a soldier can have. It is not short for 'private soldier'

[thedaffodils]

Wow, you two are so quick! Thank you!


Thank you for your correction, David L.! I am going over my English notebook. I looked up this term in an English-Chinese dictionary, which probably misconstrues it. Now I switch myself to English-English one.

But How do I pronounce this rank? "P-T-E" or " Private"?

[rj1948]

Originally Posted by thedaffodils

Hi! I knew PTE is short for Private Soldier. If I want to read out the quote above, how should I say about the abbreviation-PTE? Should I read out it in full? Which one below is correct?

#1 P-T-E Michael Gloger

#2 Private Soldier Michael Gloger


Thank you!

It's Pte.Michael..
Typo.

[thedaffodils]

Originally Posted by rj1948

It's Pte.Michael..
Typo.

Thank you, rj1948.

[bhaisahab]

Originally Posted by thedaffodils

Hi! I knew PTE is short for Private Soldier. If I want to read out the quote above, how should I say about the abbreviation-PTE? Should I read out it in full? Which one below is correct?

#1 P-T-E Michael Gloger

#2 Private Soldier Michael Gloger


Thank you!

A Private is a soldier of the lowest military rank (equivalent to NATO Rank Grades OR-1 to OR-3 depending on the force served in). The term dates from the Middle Ages, where privates were known as "private soldiers" (a term used well into the 20th century) who were either hired, conscripted, or feudalized into service by a nobleman forming an army. The usage of Private as a military rank dates from the 18th century, when the army of Napoleon Bonaparte first established the permanent rank of Soldat. They are sometimes known as 'Recruits'.

[thedaffodils]

Hi bhaisahab,

Thank you very much for the titbit about the two terms.

[bhaisahab]

Originally Posted by thedaffodils

Hi bhaisahab,

Thank you very much for the titbit about the two terms.

You are very welcome.

[David L.]

Look carefully at what you asked:
Should I read out it in full? Which one below is correct?

#1 P-T-E Michael Gloger

#2 Private Soldier Michael Gloger


My reply was:
Private Michael Gloger

You then ask:
But How do I pronounce this rank? "P-T-E" or " Private"?

Look again at my reply:
Private Michael Gloger