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Word: metrically (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...term "body count" is banned. Hamburger Hill is to be mentioned only by its metric name: Hill 937. Press officers also are sternly enjoined from referring to "the 5 o'clock follies," the name given by newsmen to the frequently fanciful official recitation of the day's events. From now on, the briefings will simply be called briefings...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The War: Saying It Right | 1/12/1970 | See Source »

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