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The Military Origins of Everyday Words and Phrases
Graeme Donald
ISBN: 9781849081573
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Osprey Publishing
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Features words and phrases that came to us from the military but are used by soldier and civilian alike. From 'duds' to 'freelancers' and 'morris dancing' to 'bikini', this book describes the military origins of words and phrases that we use on a daily basis.
Did you know they started 'hearing through the grapevine' during the American Civil War, that 'ghettos' originated in Venice or that 'deadline' has a very sinister origin? Jam-packed with many amazing facts, "Fighting Talk" is a fascinating trip through the words and phrases that came to us from the military but nowadays are used by soldier and civilian alike. The sources of many are surprising and their original use is often far removed from that of today. From 'duds' to 'freelancers' and 'morris dancing' to 'bikini', this enthralling book describes the military origins of words and phrases that we use on a daily basis.
| ISBN | 1849081573 | | Pages | 280 | | ISBN13 | 9781849081573
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 268 | | Publisher | Osprey Publishing | | Published in | Osprey | | Imprint | Osprey Publishing | | Series title | General Military | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 185 | | Publication date | 10 Mar 2010 | | Width (mm) | 120 | | DEWEY | 422 | | Spine width (mm) | 21 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | General |
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