[AccessD] OT: Words

But:
Who's on first?


On 26 Sep 2009 at 17:30, Max Wanadoo wrote:

> That is correct, unless NONE was the name of the person who came in before
> you - LOL.
> 
> Max
> 
> 
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> Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: Words
> 
> Hmm - I've always understood "second to none" to mean that there is 
> nothing better, that this is so good it doesn't come in second place to 
> anything else at all.
> T
> 
> Gustav Brock 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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