To: Map Kernow
Just curious, doesn't ne'er stand for near?
138 posted on
02/13/2004 4:57:38 PM PST by
PRND21
To: PRND21
I always thought it stood for 'never'.
141 posted on
02/13/2004 4:58:49 PM PST by
skeeter
To: PRND21
Just curious, doesn't ne'er stand for near? No. It is a contraction of "never." A "ne'er-do-well" is a chronic failure, a "loser," someone who "never does well."
145 posted on
02/13/2004 5:05:46 PM PST by
Map Kernow
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