From John May
I was disturbed to see “gub” used as an example of a pseudoword in Dehaene’s article, because I am one. Gub, or gubba, is a koori (native Australian) word which essentially means “non koori”, or “white person”. It is thought to be a contraction of “government” – pronounced “gubmint” by most Australians.
Urunga, NSW, Australia
