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Vietnam War slang, as used by Rambo, desk jockeys and tail-end Charlies

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TomDalzell, Vietnam War Slang. London and New York: Routledge, 2014. Pp. x + 173. Paperback £22.99, ISBN 9780415839419.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 February 2016

Julie Coleman
Julie Coleman*
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Email: jmc21@leicester.ac.uk
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In many ways, Dalzell's is an exemplary slang dictionary, as one might expect from so experienced a slang lexicographer. Slang dictionaries do not usually explain the principles underlying inclusion, the selection of headword forms, the ordering of senses and the designation of country of origin, although this information is vital to any careful user.

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English Today , Volume 32 , Issue 1 , March 2016 , pp. 61 - 62
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