Them's fightin' words
Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2014 3:30 pm
Being the centenary of the Great War, I decided to write down all the military words I could think of that might be useful for poetry.
After making the list, I noticed that they all had something in common ( apart from being military terms ) Can you see the common link in all these military words.
General,Brigadier,Colonel,Captain,Lieutenant,Sergeant,Corporal,martinet,uniform,epaulet,
beret,gorget,lanyard,column,brigade,platoon,troop,company,battalion,section,corps, infantry,fusilier,grenadier,bombardier,morale,grenade,bayonet,bullet,carbine,cartridge, artillery,rocket,magazine,ordinance,barrage,bombard,mortar,camouflage,strategy,surround, massacre, ambush,reveille,manoeuvre,reconnoitre,bivouac,feint,parade.
After making the list, I noticed that they all had something in common ( apart from being military terms ) Can you see the common link in all these military words.
General,Brigadier,Colonel,Captain,Lieutenant,Sergeant,Corporal,martinet,uniform,epaulet,
beret,gorget,lanyard,column,brigade,platoon,troop,company,battalion,section,corps, infantry,fusilier,grenadier,bombardier,morale,grenade,bayonet,bullet,carbine,cartridge, artillery,rocket,magazine,ordinance,barrage,bombard,mortar,camouflage,strategy,surround, massacre, ambush,reveille,manoeuvre,reconnoitre,bivouac,feint,parade.