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SLANG TERMS
BY: ZACH REINHARDT
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WHY DID PEOPLE USE SLANG IN WW1?
To abbreviate or make new words or terms
ANZAC=Australian and New Zealand Corps
Duck-board=Boards on bottom of trenches
VAD=Voluntary Aid Detatchment
Ack-Ack=Antiaircraft fire
3.
HUMOR
Vaseline=Butter
Daisy Cutter=Explosive shell
Old sweat=Experienced soldier
Axle grease=Also, butter
Paint=Jam
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WHY WERE THEY IMPORTANT?
Terms from WW1 are used today
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NO MAN'S LAND
WW1=area between two front lines
Today=Somewhere people don't go
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DUD
WW1=Unexploded shell
Today=Something that doesn't work
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PUT A SOCK IN IT
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PIPSQUEAK
WW1=Small, weak soldier
Today=Small object or person
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HELPED SOLDIERS AVOID THOUGHTS OF DEATH
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WHERE?
Each country had it's own different terms
Used mostly used in the trenches
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HOW DID IT IMPACT WW1?
Separated soldiers of different ranks
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MADE THE WAR A LITTLE MORE BEARABLE
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BROUGHT SOLDIERS TOGETHER
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OVERALL IMPACT
Helped soldiers more than you would think.
Zach Reinhardt
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