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  2. Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States

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    Notes Works cited References External links 0-9 S.S. Kresge Lunch Counter and Soda Fountain, about 1920 86 Main article: 86 1. Soda-counter term meaning an item was no longer available 2. "Eighty-six" means to discard, eliminate, or deny service A A-1 First class abe's cabe 1. Five dollar bill 2. See fin, a fiver, half a sawbuck absent treatment Engaging in dance with a cautious partner ab-so ...

  3. Category:1900s neologisms - Wikipedia

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  4. Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers - Wikipedia

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    Use a colon (spaced) when one or more decimal points is present (a 3.5 : 1 ratio (markup: a 3.5 : 1 ratio)). Do not use the colon form where units are involved (dissolve using a 3 ml : 1 g ratio)‍—‌instead see ratios section of table at § Unit names and symbols, below.

  5. Knuckle mnemonic - Wikipedia

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    Knuckles are counted as 31 days, depressions between knuckles as 30 (or 28/29) days. One starts with the little finger knuckle as January, and one finger or depression at a time is counted towards the index finger knuckle (July), saying the months while doing so.

  6. Telegram style - Wikipedia

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    The average length of a telegram in the 1900s in the US was 11.93 words; more than half of the messages were 10 words or fewer. [5] According to another study, the mean length of the telegrams sent in the UK before 1950 was 14.6 words or 78.8 characters. [6] For German telegrams, the mean length is 11.5 words or 72.4 characters. [6]

  7. List of English-language idioms of the 19th century - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of idioms that were recognizable to literate people in the late-19th century, and have become unfamiliar since.. As the article list of idioms in the English language notes, a list of idioms can be useful, since the meaning of an idiom cannot be deduced by knowing the meaning of its constituent words.

  8. List of decades, centuries, and millennia - Wikipedia

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    List of years; Timelines of world history; List of timelines; Chronology; See calendar and list of calendars for other groupings of years.; See history, history by period, and periodization for different organizations of historical events.

  9. Category:Slang by decade - Wikipedia

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