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Pun? (was:Re: KLBC: Nature of -be', et al.)



ja' quljIb:
> P.S. Is it just me, or is there a slight pun involved with {SuD} meaning
> "to gamble"?

ja' charghwI': 
> So far as I can tell, it's only you. Care to explain?

Well, {SuD} can mean green (and yellow, and blue), and in America paper
money is coloured green. When one gambles, a lot of money, i.e. "green",
is on the table, so...

quljIb



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