[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
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> To me, what you describe would mean "Second to nothing".
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> Happy - eh - stuggling!!
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> /gustav
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>>>> Darryl.Collins at anz.com 25-09-2009 02:00 >>>
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> Since it is Friday in Oz and this came up I thought I would throw in
> another one.
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> "Second to None"....
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> 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....
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> Aaah, English - even those for whom it is a first language stuggle to
> figure it out sometimes.
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> Cheers
> Darryl.
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