Word: eisenhowerplatz
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Author Norman Longmate, who has created this nostalgic blend of tart and treacle, had never met an American before 1941, when he was 15 years old. He later served with a combined U.S.-British group in London's Grosvenor Square ("Eisenhowerplatz"), and points out that transatlantic camaraderie had everything going against it, including the barrier of a common language. G.I.'s were startled to hear their girl friends complain that they had been "knocked up" (awakened) during the night. "Say, Honey, what do you do about sex over here?" inquired a hope ful Yank in County Antrim...
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