http://www.word-detective.com/2008/07/mercenary/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/07/mercenary/comment-page-1/#comment-10381 Jeff Tue, 28 Dec 2010 18:33:04 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/07/14/mercenary/#comment-10381 I had always thought that " mercenary " had the same basic root as " merchant " or " mercantile " . After all, a " mercenary " sells his/her/its services, and that's what you do when you get a job. So, technically, everyone's a mercenary. That'll get some-one's knickers in a knot. I had always thought that ” mercenary ” had the same basic root as ” merchant ” or ” mercantile ” . After all, a ” mercenary ” sells his/her/its services, and that’s what you do when you get a job. So, technically, everyone’s a mercenary. That’ll get some-one’s knickers in a knot.

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