’ ' Fz rst p uélz s/z ed October 1922 T D by G EO RGE G . H A RR AP C o . L . - Pa k S t t Ki n sw a L on on W . 2 1 r er ree C . 39 4 , g y , , R epri nted [Ma rc/z 19a; ' Pri nted i nGrea t Bri ta i n b Tu m l'u ll S ea m Edznbu r lt y t , g PREFATO RY N O TE H E following glossary will b e found to contain — - the great b ulk of th e words or word uses b el onging to that ill- de fined region of the ‘ ’ French language commonly referred to as popular o r 1 f - c War s an nc n the ma o t o the so a ed te ms . l g, i ludi g j ri y ll r ‘ A numb er of words and phrases now prob ably ob solete or ob solescent h ave b een included for th e reason that the authors inwh ose pages they are to b e found continue ! M u h hat i l to b e read and e nj oyed. ct s ow and vulgar has of necessity b een granted right of place ; words me e ob sce ne ho eve h ave b een den ed an ent r ly , w r, i ry . I have t ed b coss- e fe ences and com a s ns w i h ri , y r r r p ri o t En sh and somet mes th Ge man and b s n gli i wi r , y upplyi g En sh e u va ents heneve I was ab e to mak gli q i l w r l , e this b ook someth n mo e than a mere ossa W i g r gl ry . hile it is intended in the first place as an aid to th e reader of mode nF ench te atu e I am not thout h r r li r r , wi ope that it ma ove of use a so to th e h o o st an n w y pr l p il l gi , d o and againthrow an interesting ligh t onth e psychology o f the F ench an f h En h - s eak n a r d o t e glis p i g r ces. I w sh to nt out h o e ve that h i poi , w r, t is b ook has not b een compiled to enable the reader to indulge in ‘ ’ a ea th o f mat cF nch an w l idi o i re . Sl g in th e mouth 1 n I France as inEngland th e re w as compar ative ly little in th e W ar vocab ula whic w as all n M o r ry h re y e w . st o f i ts te ms and h rases w ere alread current in s e ci al circ p y p les, and no t a fe w fl u i h d ain h o r s e ag w hic most people w ould h ave put down as ob solete . 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