March 28, 1945
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Somewherelse–France
28 Mar 45 c̅[1] 7th A[rmy] 5/PM
Hi, dearest,
We’re still busy packing our tents th in
that “Mess-Called-Moving” so this wont be
more than a “quickie”—yet I want
to keep up a record of daily letters insofar as
possible. About all I have time for is
to quickly razz you.
Well—you remember that terrific
arguement we had over in the Anesthesia
Dept of the Brookings Memorial Hospital?
We were arguing for about half an hour
on the etomological origin of the every
day American phrase “OK” & here is
information about my side (in the enclosed
clipping). I contended about the generality
of all this origin (& that’s as far as I can still
go is a generality) but you kept yelling
“Where! in the 18th Century did it originate.”
“Where! in the French Naval history could
I back-it-up.” “Where! had I any historical
textbook”—where! where! where! until
I was almost ready to spank you. Now
Mrs. Wise-guy—you go make a general
“soaking” of your “Where!” c̅ novacaine;
use novocaine-inserters if you wish but
just a generality-“soaking” is all I insist
on as the apology from you. Thus when I
get home your “Wheres!” will be anesthetized
or be numbed down to a decent level
instead of that yelling-arguing type of “Where!”
I do lova ya so, tho—
Dave
[1] Medical abbreviation meaning “with.”