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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (2631)	2/13/2001 8:37:31 PM
From: A.J. Mullen	Read Replies (1) of 12247

Maurice, The connotations of "punter" can be even worse. To me it meant player in the sense of person placing a bet. I looked it up in the OED (Oxford English Dictionary - The Webster's of Britain) . Punt It gives the boating definition first, then the footballing, and then "(At faro and other card-games) lay stake against the bank; [Non-US] (colloq.) bet on horse etc., speculate in shares etc...... Punter is defined verb relative to the various definitions of punt, but the last definition is "prostitute's client." This was new to me. You and I agree that Government's are right to auction spectrum. If the clients are buying spectrum, and Governments are agents facilitating that purchase, then.... Yes, "punters" is a cliche' used outside the US in financial circles to suggest the user is both knowledgeable and familiar with business - sufficiently so to be casual. I wonder if journalists would be so free with the word if they were conscious of the last definition. They often facilitate buyers and sellers meeting. Ashley

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