Lexicographer Barnhart on War Phrase Origins and Censorship
The district lexicographer Barnhart discusses origin debates for a wartime phrase linked to Churchill and Goebbels. He notes censorship, the difficulty of tracing phrases, and examples like SNAFU and hushkalae, reflecting wartime language and publishing debates.
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