Krauts, Limeys, and a Case for Revising History

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For decades the term 'kraut' has been deployed as the ultimate insult to Germans by politically-incorrect Britons, but historians now believe the term might be better used closer to home.

Researchers at the National Archives in Kew have uncovered evidence which makes the case for the term to displace the traditional nickname 'limey' for the British.

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Krauts, Limeys, and a Case for Revising History

Limey is defined in the Oxford Engli...

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