In this article the author used letters, diaries, postcards and memoirs of the soldiers from the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) to collect the slangs used back then. Many of the slang was used to cover the name of the weapons, injuries, death of the soldiers and to make a move or stay in a position on the battlefield. The soldiers also used words filled with profanity because they were far from family, women and children.
Slang are used to reinforce being part of a group, so every unit and ranks of soldiers used this kind of words. The article also mentions that the younger soldiers (18 or 19 years old) were the ones that adapted the slang language faster to fit in the group, on the other side there was a minority of people that refused
Slang are used to reinforce being part of a group, so every unit and ranks of soldiers used this kind of words. The article also mentions that the younger soldiers (18 or 19 years old) were the ones that adapted the slang language faster to fit in the group, on the other side there was a minority of people that refused