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    Canadian Military Slang

    Christmas has come a little learly this year! I can't believe what you've posted forme, and I promise that I will put up a link on the Army.ca website to Quill and Quire when my piece comes out. Thanks so much and Merry Xmas to all. Oh, and carry on if you wish.
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    Canadian Military Slang

    This has been amazing to read. I can't thank you all enough. I am amazed at how inventive the slang is, and how much of it there is. It is very impressive -- and perhaps even a little frightening. I almost certainly have enough for a column or a book, enough even for a multi-volume encyclopedia...
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    Canadian Military Slang

    Army slang I write a column on English grammar and usage called Finer Points for Quill and Quire, the trade magazine of the Canadian book industry. In my next column, which will come out in February, I want to do a piece on army slang. Canadians in general aren’t great creators of slang, but...
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