G'day David,



10 Feb 97 06:19, David Drummond wrote to Dianne Lindsay:



 DD> Dianne, at 09:14 on Feb 08 1997, you wrote to Helen Greenland ...



 DL>> Australia was interested in hearing him call me an Abbo in

 DL>> Aust -Avtec ...and back him up that i should not be

 DL>> offended...



 DD> Are you an indigenous person?  Why do you find the term "Abbo"

 DD> offensive?



Because it's supposed to be "Abo"  (just one 'b') ...  short for

Aborigine   



Where are the pedants when ya need them 



Cheers,

Rod



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