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Old 07-19-2007, 06:07 AM   #5 (permalink)
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I would like to expand this into a thread regarding the "slight" of tongue in mil. situations.
My knowledge of English fails me here. What does the expression "slight of tongue" mean?

From the first look, what I think it is is the use of informal and slightly obscene expressions used by the soldiers.
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