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The slang of WWI is still being used today.

Though it was more than 100 years ago—on April 6, 1917—that the United States entered the First World War, its effect on our language continues.

Paul Anthony Jones






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Just thanking a veteran can go a long way, but an act of kindness means even more. Here a few ideas for honoring military men and women this Veterans Day.

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9. James McAvoy, Tom Hardy, Simon Pegg, Michael Fassbender, Colin Hanks, Dominic Cooper, and Andrew Scott were among some of the up-and-coming actors who appeared in it.

Matthew Jackson