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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
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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