Talk:Oorah

message: i changed the name of the section title "Facts about Oorah" to "Other uses of Oorah" because i 
believe the new name explains the section better Maxtitan 21:27 18 March 2008  —Preceding comment was added at 21:28, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Section name change

message: How come Searching For Hooah Redirects here?  It's not the same thing and the Article doesn't really have much Information on it, what it does gives conflicting information as well.
:I split the articles since it was obvious that the two sayings are used in different branches and having them combined made the article seem schizophrenic. Littleman TAMU 17:24, 7 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Dialect distinction: some Marines with different accents do have a faint "h" sound when they pronounce it. It's not a hard H sound like in "Hooah" or "who", but it is there for some people. It's just hard for them to not have a consanant sound there because of they way they've been speaking all thier lives. But yeah, OR. bahamut0013wordsdeeds 14:31, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

text: This is easily the most plausible origin for it that I've heard.  All the possibilities on the current version of the article sound like urban legends and backronyms.  MrBook (talk) 21:48, 7 March 2012 (UTC)

text: Concur. Laodah 22:19, 13 June 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hooah 

message: Does oorah mean "awaken" in Hebrew language or perhaps Yiddish language? If so, it is an interesting coincidence at the very least. Maybe when the marines shout, they're trying to wake up so they can do combat more awake and thus more effectively! Siyavash 14:55, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Probably not.  JamesMadison 11:33, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Oorah in Hebrew (or Yiddish)? 

message: The article states ...In fact, the Turkish word for "kill" is "öldürmek". However, the Russian battlecry of "Urrah!" can supposedly be traced to the Turkish word for "Kill.". Could it be a Turkic word, i.e. one of those many languages spoken by the Turkic peoples that the Russians have been encountering through their history? It wasn't just the Boys from Istanbul that the Warlike Lads of Russia have dealt with in the thousand or so years since Hroerkr thought, "Hmmm, my beet soup got cold..." --SigPig 04:21, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: there is an old Crimean Tatar (which is a Turkic language) word / battle cry that goes "Urarga!" which I think meant "forward!" or "kill!"... anyways I'm sure it was a battle cry though. --Calengurth (talk) 04:45, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Turkish origin?

message: " but is probably more commonly used among Marines than Hooah would be in the Army. It is most commonly used to respond in the affirmative to a question, to acknowledge an order"
All of this is complete garbage. I don't have a lot of time to go into the details but there are many variations to "oorah" from "yut"s to more commonly, barks. 
As for "affirmative to a question." Negative. "Do you have your canteen?" an "oorah" would not be appropriate.
However, Hooah for soldiers is used more as an interrogative much the same as "good to go?" would be in the Marine Corps. Oorah would never be used to acknowlege an order. Again "good to go" would be correct, although informal. 
Oorah is used as a battle cry and "how we doing Leathernecks/Devil Dogs/Marine/gentlemen?" oorah, sir or the aforementioned yut or bark is acceptable and expected. (along with being Outstanding!)
I will correct this shortly if noone else does before me.
--ProdigySportsman 03:17, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Incorrect definition of Oorah 

message: I understand completely on where ProdigySportsman is touching base on his analogy...I feel that he is correct on many aspects.  I have noticed throughout my time in the Corps - experienced by me and by my junior and senior Marines around me that it actually became embroidered as a 'universal' context, unexplainable.  Even in the Army and Navy that has their own variant form.  It depends on how the Marine is utilizing "Oorah" in his/her own manner.  Basely depending on how how he/she expresses it more or less.  I have used it in many ranges and of variety manners of speaking when corresponding to acknowledgement of a command or just plainly outside an unfathomable sense, and we as Marines, totally comprehend its context without further question.  But again as ProdigySportsman as emphasized, the terminology has to be reworked according to my perspective.  I cannot stress enough about how it is used because it is a unique 'universal' one-word motive that has to be used in conjunction of the Marines present influenced situation.  Oorah! God Speed and Semper Fi. Over and out! <BR> User:RekonDog | 15:24, 25 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: In Support of Incorrect definition of Oorah

message: I don't think we need to list movies in which the phrase is used.  Right now there's only a few examples, but I know there are tons more and adding them all would distract from the article.  I also don't think that including them adds anything useful to the article.  I wanted to see what you guys think before I removed them, but that's my plan.  Littleman TAMU 20:27, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Movies using the phrase 

message: I think we should redirect this page to "US Marines Battle cry".  There's just something funny about "oorah". JetLover 04:02, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I disagree.  It's not the official battle cry of the Marines and "oorah" sounding funny to you doesn't strike me as a good reason to rename/redirect the article.--Littleman_TAMU (talk) 05:18, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Redirect 

message: What is this tag about?  I agree that the article needs more sources, but can someone explain why this tag is here?  If not, I'm going to remove it since there doesn't seem to be any good reason for it.--Littleman_TAMU (talk) 05:18, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I went ahead and removed the tag since no one gave a reason for it.--Littleman_TAMU (talk) 23:25, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Weasel Words 

message: This section is really bad.  It seems to be a collection of original research and speculation by editors who happen to know the meaning of a similar sounding word in some other language.  This section has absolutely no sources and I think it should just be scrapped.  This whole article needs more sources and less speculation.--Littleman_TAMU (talk) 23:25, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed Origins 

message: Took out "
"Oorah" is also used by two marines in Halo 2 in a pelican" (exact text)
It's both horribly written and horribly irrelevant, as well as reaking of the immature fanboy who wrote it.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.109.99.2 (talk) 12:26, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Facts

message: This article used to have a section listing many games and movie characters that used the phrase.  At the time it was almost as long, if not longer than the amount actual relevant information about the topic.  While "In Popular Culture" sections aren't forbidden, they are discouraged.  This article in particular lacks sources and none of the "trivia" items I have seen added to this article have sources much less verifiable sources.  If someone can give good reason and verifiable sources for some trivia items, I would consider supporting them, but until then, this section just drags an article that really needs help even farther down.--Littleman_TAMU (talk) 01:14, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: In Popular Culture

message: I was looking for sources for the article and found this site http://www.mcllakehavasu.org/mchistory.htm.  Either this article plagiarizes that site or vice-versa.--Littleman_TAMU (talk) 16:45, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Sources

message: WTF how can the word Propaganda not be POV take the damn word out.  My grandfather was there, my dad was a Marine, I was a Marine for 10 years.  The word Propaganda IS a point of view and is flame bait.  There is no possible way that word should be in there.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Oregon native (talk • contribs) 16:27, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Propaganda

message: It's a standard exclamation/battle cry in Russian (үра!).  The article should not be written from the perspective of the US Marines.  In fact, it probably belongs in Wiktionary. Slac speak up! 01:42, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Somebody recently moved it from Oorah to Oorah (Marines). Not really sure why he/she didn't just use template:Otheruses instead. Feel free to move it back if you like, or perhaps move it to Oorah (battle cry). bahamut0013wordsdeeds  05:19, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Not unique to the US Marines

message: Given that this is an article about a sound, I think it would be good if someone could record it, upload it, and place it in the article. Jaimeastorga2000 (talk) 09:37, 6 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sound File 

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:It's no in-joke. bahamut0013wordsdeeds 19:53, 11 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Glad to know the person I'm thinking of hasn't defiled this article. Can you provide some proof or citation regarding the use of a guttural monosyllabic "ER!" in place of an "Oorah!"? I have really never heard of this before. --90.193.8.83 (talk) 00:09, 12 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: No. Not sure who did add it, or even if it is appropriate for this article. bahamut0013wordsdeeds 01:21, 12 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm sure it's not an in-joke, I've heard it since I was recruited in 2002, and heard it in lots of different places since. But the point I make is that it's not really related to Oorah other than both being a catch-all response. That and the lack of sources. bahamut0013wordsdeeds 11:53, 12 March 2010 (UTC)

text: As a Marine from 2003-2006 I concur, no joke. "Er" or "Errah" and even simply "Rah" are the "lazy" or "salty" (experienced) form of "oorah" as a way to respond in the affirmative, particularly with a lack of motivation about the subject. Example: (Leader) "PT tomorrow morning 0600, be there 0545. Reveille 0530. Oorah?" (Junior Marines) "Er". An intersting aside, the louder and more exaggerated enthusiasm put into  the "er" or "errah" indicates greater levels of apathy and disdain for the particular subject, i.e. sarcasm bordering on insubordination. 24.40.86.151 (talk) 01:47, 9 May 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  'Er!' 

message: What a stupid article. The cry is obviously borrowed from the Russian armed forces, who have been using Ура!/Ura/"Oorah" since the regiments of Peter the Great, possibly further back. All this nonsense about "ororo", "ahuga" and only a passing mention of the Russian cry at the very end is utterly ridiculous.
90.147.23.93 (talk) 09:34, 15 June 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Stupid 

message: I think this statement needs a reference, as in most usages of the term it would seem to mean something else.  Indeed, there is so much variation and uncertainty in possible meaning and use, that I would delete the sentence altogether.  Oorah.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by MarvinLuse (talk • contribs) 13:13, 18 February 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  The term means "kill".