[AccessD] OT: Words

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.





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