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On Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:30:19 -0700, John Ames wrote:

> I'm curious whether this is a regional or US-vs.-Commonwealth thing, but
> it's certainly the first I've ever heard of "bourse." (Though the
> connection with "bursar" is interesting; that's not common in US
> English,
> but is at least one I'd encountered - even before getting into the
> Discworld novels.)

I had heard the word but thought it was a specific reference to the Paris 
Stock Exchange and not a general term.