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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 ("I hold that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing" ---Thomas Jefferson)

To: Map Kernow

Skeeter knew as well. Thanks, I've wondered.

146 posted on 02/13/2004 5:07:18 PM PST by PRND21

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