Word: metrically
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...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...