From: b.scott@csuohio.edu   
      
   On Sat, 27 Sep 2008 12:07:02 +1000, Aqua   
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    in   
   rec.arts.sf.misc:   
      
   > Brian M. Scott wrote:   
      
   >> On Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:56:54 +1000, Aqua   
   >>  wrote in   
   >>  in   
   >> rec.arts.sf.misc:   
      
   >>> Until recently, I thought nothing much of the word "paki",   
   >>> considering  it a slang shortening of "Pakistani".   
      
   >> I assume as a matter of course that such ethnic terms are   
   >> likely to have derogatory connotations unless I definitely   
   >> know otherwise, so this particular issue wouldn't arise.   
      
   > This is likely a cultural difference.  What with aussie,   
   > barbie, beanie,  bikkies, bindies, blowies, boardies,   
   > brickie, brissie, coldies, cozzie,  dunny, esky, footy,   
   > greeny, kindi, kiwi, minties, mozzies, pollie,  pommy,   
   > sparky, tassie, telly, tinny, truckie, undies, uni,   
   > veggies, vollies - I don't tend to attach any   
   > particularly negative connotation  to that linguistic   
   > pattern.   
      
   I wasn't talking about the sound pattern.  I assume that   
   *any* non-standard ethnic term is likely to have negative   
   connotations, especially short forms (paki, jap, chink, nip,   
   yid, abo, nigger, spic, mick, ...).   
      
   Brian   
      
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