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Thursday, October 20, 2011
Simple one!
During WWI, X was used to denote equipment made from what X denoted, in US Army inventories and supply records. US soldiers sardonically referred to incoming German artillery shells as 'X cans'. In that same war, 'X' started being interpreted as an adjective of anything having to do with the Army. Identify X.
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GI
ReplyDeleteAnd what does GI stand for?
ReplyDeleteGALVANIZED IRON BUDDY. G.I. usually denoted anything which was "government issue" and sometimes denotes the "general infantry".
ReplyDeleteExactly!
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