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Subject:It's not illiteracy, but... From:Gwen Barnes <gwen -dot- barnes -at- MUSTANG -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 6 Jun 1995 22:18:57 GMT
-> Perhaps it's immetaphoracy.
-> Does this kind of thing irritate anyone else here as much as it does
-> me? The metaphor is "hole cards" from the ancient and venerable game
-> of Stud Poker, where some (but not all) cards are dealt face down,
-> kept "in the hole," to be displayed only after the betting is over.
-> "Hold" cards indeed!
I think for all intensive purposes, you're probably right <g>
Cheers, @DISCLAIMER@
Gwen gwen -dot- barnes -at- mustang -dot- com
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