person A: I gambled away a large chunk of money my grandmother left to me when she died. I thought I could put down most of it and double it_comma_ and pay for my college. I thought it was a sure thing_comma_ and now I have none of it
person B: That is too bad. What are you going to do? Was this your first time gambling?
person A: It was... I went on the advice of my best friend_comma_ who knows horse racing. He's never given me advice like that before_comma_ so I figured he just felt really confident about it_comma_ otherwise he wouldn't say anything. I mean_comma_ I still can take out student loans_comma_ I just should have been smarter about this.
person B: That is too bad that you had to learn a lesson that way. I am sorry.