I have been trying to find a list of commons words from 1914 but have had no luck. Can anyone help me?
2006-06-26 16:31:54 · 14 answers · asked by jbard44@rogers.com 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
A-1 ... On top form.
Ace ... An outstanding pilot, as well as an excellent performer in any field.
Break new ground ... To do something not done before.
Chatting ... Conversing in an informal manner.
Crummy ... Synonymous with lousy.
Eleventh Hour... Just in time, at the last moment.
Fleabag ... Old rundown hotel or accommodations.
Gassed ... Slang for tipsy or drunk.
Joystick ... Control handle or lever for machinery
Mockup ... A near full-sized, non-working model of a new design.
Pipsqueak ... Small, insignificant person
Toot sweet ... doing things at high speed.
Up against the wall ... In serious difficulties.
2006-06-26 16:46:36 · answer #1 · answered by mom2all 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The English words that people used from 1914 to 1918 are pretty much the same ones we use today. Do mean slang that was current then? Like 23Skidu and Oh you kid? Actually, I think they might have been from a little later, like the 1920's.
2006-06-26 16:40:03 · answer #2 · answered by Smartassawhip 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tommy Atkins, neurasthenia, shell shock, Hun, Gerry, over the top, attrition, suffrage, munitions, Blighty, Jingoism, - what kinds of words are you looking for? Daily words or things said related at the time to the war? Some expressions haven't changed much since then: i.e. "larking about," "core blimey," bollocks, water closet, A Levels, tart, prig, you can look up slang expressions on the web on Google - depending on what country you're interested in - and then check its origins. I would think that expressions of this time would be more representative of things related to the war - i.e. trench, gas attacks, etc. Good luck.
2006-06-26 16:56:18 · answer #3 · answered by Lucy H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why I do DECLEAR Mr. Renyolds, I fear you could be right
Social criticism begins with GRAMMER and the re-establishing of meanings.
A solemn thing--it was--I said
Before I got my eye put out
A Bird came down the Walk
We grow accustomed to the Dark
to banish
How brittle are the Piers
Apparently with no surprise
Just think of Britian and that is pretty much how and what they spoke.
I found a few web sigts and that is where I got my answers, but your right, it isnt easy, it's like a word or sentence here and their, it took me quite a while to find what I did get.
Good luck.
2006-06-26 16:53:18 · answer #4 · answered by Me 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i found these "buzz" words...
1914 cheerio
1915 civvy street
1916 U-boat
1917 tailspin
1918 ceasefire
2006-06-26 16:47:46 · answer #5 · answered by caseyrae 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look for books that were bestsellers at the time, and read the dialogue.
The Salamander is one example. Some of these books are available online in full. Surprisingly the language used is not that much different.
2015-12-19 06:04:05 · answer #6 · answered by Kate T. 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't have any idea.
I do know that Dickens meant the Devil. You know that expression. . . "how in the Dickens did that happen?"
Sorry, but I cannot help you more than that. I am gonna mark this question because I hope you find an answer that will enlighten us both!
2006-06-26 16:37:40 · answer #7 · answered by Rainbow 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Duck
2006-06-26 16:34:31 · answer #8 · answered by Nemesis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I'm betting the most common ones were "a," "the," "and."
2006-06-26 16:51:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
some words are:
niggahs, dubs, blunts, gerri curl, fubu, HIV, pot, bootay, hoodie, rollie, smack down, sumfin, baby's mama
2006-06-26 16:35:46 · answer #10 · answered by tony pepperoni 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋