[alfa] Re: etymology of posh (limited alfa content)

[Sonny <maxid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The etymology of "posh" is not "port-out-starboard-home". See for example:

http://www.wordorigins.org/errors.htm

"Alfa", on the other hand, is a bona fide acronym.

Cheers,
Sonny '91 164S
Baltimore
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