"Oh the discrimination of flags and pennant! Some day [...] I will go to the flag locker [...] study them out and write a descriptive poem about them. A flag that means yes at the main truck means no on the after gaff."
L. Tisdale, Three Years Behind the Guns, 205
Abbreviation
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Text
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1917 Code
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BTW
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By the way
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HAD, HAS, or HAVE (the person indicated) he not...
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FUD
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Fear, uncertainty, and doubt
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Bandit
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IRL
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In real life
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Cistern
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OMG
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Oh my God
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Handspike
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SOL
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Shit out of luck
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At (the time indicated) we were off
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TMI
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Too much information
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Plates (crockery)
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WTF
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What the F*ck
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By steamer
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