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Fighting Words: From War, Rebellion, and Other Combative Capers
by Ammer, Christine
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- Comments: 284 pages, index, illustrated. An astonishing number of words and phrases ave entered our language from warfare. Some of them, such as "bazooka" and "G. I. ," are neologisms, pure inventions. Some have been adopted from their original meanings for use in other endeavors, as for an advertising "campain," a mountian climber's "bivouac," or a "rally," And for some words in general use, such as "deadline,"pioneer," "magazine," and wordrobe," the original, military meanings have been generallyn forgoten. This bo
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- ISBN-13: 9780844202853
- ISBN: 0844202851
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary
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Ammer, Christine is the author of 'Fighting Words: From War, Rebellion, and Other Combative Capers' with ISBN 9780844202853 and ISBN 0844202851.
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