[AccessD] OT: Words

Max Wanadoo max.wanadoo at gmail.com
Sat Sep 26 10:59:42 CDT 2009


I was just playing with words.  If we had a runner called LAST and you came
in second to LAST and last WON, then you would be SECOND.
But if we were talking in generalities, then you would be the last person
but one.

Just playing around.

Max


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Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: Words

Max, wouldn't that be "next to last"?
T

Max Wanadoo wrote:
> But what if you come second to last?
>
> Does Last beat you and you come in behind him?
>
> Or is Last last and  you come in before him?
>
> Oh, the English language eh?  Access is much easier.
>
> max
>
>
> On 25/09/2009, Gustav Brock <Gustav at cactus.dk> wrote:
>   
>> Hi Max
>>
>> Who knows the context? If Second could be a bad thing ...
>>
>> /gustav
>>
>>
>>     
>>>>> max.wanadoo at gmail.com 25-09-2009 09:49 >>>
>>>>>           
>> So, Nothing come first, leaving you second.
>>
>> Not good enough!
>>
>> Pull your socks up.
>>
>> max
>>
>>
>> On 25/09/2009, Gustav Brock <Gustav at cactus.dk> wrote:
>>     
>>> Hi Darryl
>>>
>>> To me, what you describe would mean "Second to nothing".
>>>
>>> Happy - eh - stuggling!!
>>>
>>> /gustav
>>>
>>>       
>>>>>> Darryl.Collins at anz.com 25-09-2009 02:00 >>>
>>>>>>             
>>> Since it is Friday in Oz and this came up I thought I would throw in
>>> another one.
>>>
>>> "Second to None"....
>>>
>>> Which is used in the context of "this is (one of) the best" - for
>>> example "The quality of the workmanship was second to none", although
>>> second to none to me would suggest it is only barely better than nothing
>>> at all - you would almost be just as well off without it at all. Go
>>> figure....
>>>
>>> Aaah, English - even those for whom it is a first language stuggle to
>>> figure it out sometimes.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>> Darryl.
>>>       
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