Gustav Brock
Gustav at cactus.dk
Fri Sep 25 03:30:57 CDT 2009
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.