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Re: World War II slang



Hi Diane,

It's not much, but Bill Bryson's _Made in America: An Informal History of
the English Language in America_ (I may have that subtitle wrong) has a
short section on terms that came out of the wars.  Besides, it's a great
read, as is anything by Bryson (one of my favorites)!

-Paul

Paul J. Eisloeffel
Curator of Manuscripts and Audio-Visual Collections
Nebraska State Historical Society
P.O. Box 82554
Lincoln, NE 68501
(402) 471-4750
Fax: (402) 471-8922
E-mail: pje@inebraska.com
           pje@nebraskahistory.org
www.nebraskahistory.org


----- Original Message -----
From: "Diane Rabson" <rabson@UCAR.EDU>
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Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 10:03 AM
Subject: World War II slang


> I have gotten a research request for a compendium of slang used by
> American soldiers during World War II.  Does anyone know of a source for
> that?
>
> Diane Rabson
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