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Axelrod, Alan, 1952-
Subjects
Soldiers -- United States -- Language -- Dictionaries.
Sailors -- United States -- Language -- Dictionaries.
English language -- United States -- Slang -- Dictionaries.
Military art and science -- United States -- Dictionaries.
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Whiskey tango foxtro...
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Whiskey tango foxtrot : the real language of the modern American military / Alan Axelrod.
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Axelrod, Alan, 1952-
New York : Skyhorse Publishing, c2013.
Subjects
Soldiers -- United States -- Language -- Dictionaries.
Sailors -- United States -- Language -- Dictionaries.
English language -- United States -- Slang -- Dictionaries.
Military art and science -- United States -- Dictionaries.
ISBN:
9781620876473 (pbk.) :
1620876477 (pbk.)
Description:
vii, 212 p. ; 18 cm.
Contents:
Slang, military -- Behind the butt plate: living the GI life -- Cake eaters and chicken guts: military courtesy and command authority -- After womnen or liquor: conduct unbecoming but completely understandable -- Bang-bang, beans, bullets, bandages & badguys: fighting words -- Burn before reading: military intelligence and other oxymorons -- Broken arrows and spastic plastic: language built to the highest military specs.
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Summary:
Explores military slang, explaining acronyms, words, and phrases in a text arranged by topic.
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Hawaii State Library
Language, Literature & History
427.97308 Ax
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Lihue Public Library
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427.97308 Ax
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