Words and their stories: military expressions
<p><span word="Today">Today</span>，<span word="We">We</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="expressions">expressions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="English">English</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="leatherneck">leatherneck</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grunt">grunt</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="someone">someone</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="names">names</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="strange">strange</span>, <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="doughboy">doughboy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="GI">GI</span> <span word="Joe">Joe</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Civil">Civil</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eighteen">eighteen</span> <span word="sixties">sixties</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="writer">writer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="publication">publication</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Beadle">Beadle</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Monthly">Monthly</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="doughboy">doughboy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="Civil">Civil</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="Funk">Funk</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="writer">writer</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="started">started</span>.</p><p><span word="About">About</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="explain">explain</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Custer">Custer</span>.</p><p><span word="Elizabeth">Elizabeth</span> <span word="Custer">Custer</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="doughboy">doughboy</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sweet">sweet</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Navy">Navy</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="ships">ships</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="buttons">buttons</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span>. <span word="Elizabeth">Elizabeth</span> <span word="Custer">Custer</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="doughboys">doughboys</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="fought">fought</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Allies">Allies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="One">One</span>.</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="Two">Two</span>, <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="names">names</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="GI">GI</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="GI">GI</span> <span word="Joe">Joe</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="letters">letters</span> <span word="GI">GI</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="things">things</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="soldier">soldier</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span>, <span word="equipment">equipment</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span>. <span word="And">And</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="reason">reason</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="organize">organize</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="clean">clean</span>.</p>
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