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Re: the vernacular

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Subject: Re: the vernacular
From: "Peter Estall at Snaps" <snaps@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 2 May 2000 08:16:17 +1200
Priority: low
Reply-to: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Wendy, you mentioned that "Pom" is a traditional term applied to British
>migrants to Australia in earlier days.
According to what I have heard your origin of the term is true but the
spelling is incorrect. It should be Pome, standing for Prisoner of Mother
England.
In fact if you examined the average Aussies ankles and wrists you would
probably still see the manacle marks!!
Regards
Peter Estall
Concept Brass


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