Tommy French

How British First World War Soldiers Turned French into Slang

New Hardback Illustrated

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‘Napoo’ was the often-heard, ironic comment of the British Tommy in France, the wilfully brutal Anglicization of il n’y en a plus (none left), often accompanied by ‘sanfairyann’ (no matter). This examination of soldiers’ slang gives an amusing insight into the character of the men at the Front, their experiences in France and how the argot spread back to Blighty in songs and on postcards.

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