Overall, you seem to be able to blame the French and the Spaniards for that.
Italy was using it prior as colonello. But France wanted to have an R or some shit because two L sounds in one word was too much L for such winners and the Spanish were also using it, and we ended up having a bastardized combination.
The top brass are usually top brass because they do not question orders. You need to prove it to the lower circuit courts.
Right. Failed upward.
I read something once that ask why there were so many bad generals. The answer was because so many bad colonels are promoted.
BTW - the only way I can spell colonel is to imagine how LeBeau from Hogan's Heros said it. Co lon el. Where the heck did the R go anyway.
Overall, you seem to be able to blame the French and the Spaniards for that.
Italy was using it prior as colonello. But France wanted to have an R or some shit because two L sounds in one word was too much L for such winners and the Spanish were also using it, and we ended up having a bastardized combination.
Thanks for the English history lesson fren.