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Tue 6 Jun, 2006 01:09 am
hi:
I read a sentence :"Several times she pushed back the cop who tried to slap her with a 50-yuan penalty."I'm wondering if it is proper to use 'cop' here, because I think this word is a bit sacrastic.
If the person in question is, in fact, a policeman, cop is an English word for same, but it is less formal; I don't think sarcasm is an appropriate interpretation.
Thanks
Very happy for your help. Thank you !
If I remember a couple of legends correctly, 'cop' refers either to 'constable on patrol' or is short for copper, which may have been a reference to the copper buttons on their sleeves.
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