Words that were result of WWI

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Words that were result of WWI

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Post by South » 11 Apr 2018, 11:47

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/ma ... 691017.cms

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I'll add word "Braille", the formal noun of word for a writing system. It was invented by Lt Braille of French army for communication in trenches when no natural light or light could not be used. After the war, used by the blind.

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Post by Loïc » 15 Apr 2018, 02:28

hello

actually it is less heroic and more tragic, Braille is not a French Lieutenant of the WWI trenches but a poor young blind born one century before who had lost the sight when he was a child

the Great War gave in french the words limoger ~ limogeage built from the city of Limoges still in use to name people in a position of responsability sacked fired, coming from the wave of generals removed from their command in 1914 by Joffre and sent to the Interior like in the 12th Military Region of Limoges

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Post by South » 15 Apr 2018, 08:07

Good morning Loic,

Appreciate your post correcting my comments on a "Lt Braille" in the WWI trenches.

I just ditched from my file the article I relied on from an unofficial veterans organization.

Had just read the names Charles Barbier and Louis Braille.

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I like that French word "Limoger". We could make use of its exercise here !

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Post by Sheldrake » 15 Apr 2018, 18:46

The original article is very poorly researched, to the extent that look like clickbait.

There were a lot of words that came into British English and American English during the years of the first world war
This is a properly researched set by Peter Doyle.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newsto ... guage.html

You can buy it here
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B009K2GXFU/ ... TF8&btkr=1
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Re: Words that were result of WWI

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Post by South » 15 Apr 2018, 19:44

Good afternoon Sheldrake,

Had a real good time reading the Doyle article. Most appreciative.

"Trench coats" has got to be the lead term !

"Pushing up daisies" is commonly heard around here.

I am wondering if "fox hole" was WWI or earlier.

~Bob
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