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Sunday, June 15, 2014

War lingo

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

Cushy, Kiwi, camouflage and (aptly) lost generation: The top 100 words and phrases given to us by WWI are listed by the Oxford English Dictionary

The term First World War was recorded two months before the end of the conflict in a diary entry from 10 September 1918
Many words thought to be associated with the Second World were actually coined in the First and French had a big influence on Tommy talk.

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