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...have some expressions and a few adjectives, adverbs and participles perhaps unfamiliar. Hash on toast is, roughly translated, slop on a shingle. Telling a tall story is snowing. But in the main, we seem to talk quite ordinarily, only somewhat more vigorously than we did as civilians. Even in the Air Corps we call an airplane a ship or a plane, and we do not "rev her up," we only run up the engines and fly around hoping we won't be "jumped by the Nips, shot down in flames and have to hit the silk...
...speed of 335 m.p.h. American Airlines will get 55 planes, Panagra three and United 35. Within a week, United plans to contract for another 15 from Douglas. Similarly, Eastern Airlines is now mulling over an order for Douglas. The airlines know that the new planes will make hash of present schedules. The transcontinental time will go down from 18 hours to 8 hours 30 minutes...
Since the Dumbarton Oaks Conference cannot now guarantee that the U.S. people and its Congress will approve such a major change in U.S. tradition-even in the interests of international security-the present conference can do no more than hash over the details, make suggestions...
...knocked the Germans off balance with a solid armored punch, had chewed up the best part of six divisions and had at least two others backtracking. Best of all, they were on the move, and they moved with dash and boldness, with a murderous air support that made hash of German units on the roads...
...what scoundrels those Army boys must be to have earned such punishment. Their's has been a bunk padder's fate, and we can offer little consolation. As you know, the mess hall was named for the former Admiral of the Supply Corps who "banished salt horse and cracker hash from the high seas." We will glady rename it for you boys in khaki if you can get the menu changed at Cowie Hall. In the meantime, we'll understand if, in your weakened condition, your vocal work is a little less fervent, your cadence not quite so thick...