Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Newfoundland, South Africa, various African colonies and the Indian Army all fought in the British army. Even if both people spoke English, communication could be a problem. Here and here are lists of English words used by the British Army in the First World War.
No swinging of the lead, before we can muck in, write your own sentence using First World War slang, don't be afraid to jam on it and don't be a dingbat. Post your sentence in the comments below.
Mr. Harland should I also do the ww1 slang thing too?
ReplyDeleteThe slang thing is the class assignment for Friday.
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