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Old 10-15-2008, 09:11 AM   #7
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Default Re: Aussie vs Australian

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Originally Posted by mariacecilia
I don't know about the word "Aussies" but I've heard "Argies" is desrespective because the term was coined by British soldiers during the "Malvinas" war...

When I read Mem's post I wondered about it's origin because Argies is obviously something an English speaker would come up with. If this is the origen I can understand why it might be considered disrespecttive. (P.S....we've been spelling it wrong! It's dis... not des...jejeje)
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