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From: mgh@hou5h.UUCP (Marcus Hand)
Newsgroups: net.nlang
Subject: Re: Seeking origin of 'posh'
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Date: Mon, 22-Apr-85 22:25:56 EST
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My dictionary (Chambers 20th Century revised) too, can only
offer Port Out Starboard Home (the most comfortable way to travel to
and from the East from Britain) as the "purported" origin of posh.

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			Marcus Hand	(hou5h!mgh)