[78-L] OT: Racialism.^

[fnarf at comcast.net]

The OED says it's from "pomegranate".

--
Steve.

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From: Julian Vein <julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk>
> fnarf at comcast.net wrote:
> >> (That reminds me...How do Americans react to being called 'Yanks'?)
> > 
> > Doesn't bother me. Neither does "Septics" for that matter (from "septic 
> tanks").
> > 
> > How do you feel about being called a "bloody Pom"?
> ==================
> It's not meant in a derogatory sense--just to deflate one's ego. Pom = 
> pompous.
> 
>        Julian Vein
> 
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