On Tue, 5 Mar 1996, David M. Bateson wrote:

Caroline Ann Seawright verbalized:

What I want to know is how the hell did this list end up being invaded by so
many Aussies?  (BTW - is Aussie a deragatory term?)

Derogatory - No.  It is informal however.  

In Australian informal usage: Aussies - Australians, Yanks - Americans and 
Poms - British.  

Careful which Yanks your talking to when you call them that, though.  I
wouldn't be insulted if you called me that, but someone from the South
might.  

And if some Johnie Rebb called me a Yank, it probably would be meant to be
derogatory. 

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