The English language has evolved throughout the centuries to become what we know it to be today. In fact, it is still evolving and changing before us today, with the introduction to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) of words such as ‘selfie’ ‘chillax’ and ‘cryptocurrency’. Significant events have also had an impact on the developmentContinue reading “How the First World War is still present in the English Language…”
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Life behind the trenches…
Contrary to popular belief, soldiers in the First World War did not spend all of their times fighting or in front line trenches. For the average soldier, he could expect to spend four days in the front line trenches, four days in support/reserve trenches, and four days out of the lines for rest and recuperation.Continue reading “Life behind the trenches…”
Life in the trenches…
If you ask someone to tell you what they know about the First World War, one of the first things that comes up is ‘soldiers in trenches.’ The trenches are undoubtedly one of the key and defining elements of the period and there has been much written about them. This blog post will be aContinue reading “Life in the trenches…”
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