A few days ago
Joan K

OK.. I moved from the city to the county…Everyone used the expression…”Not for nothing” What does it mean?

OK.. I moved from the city to the county…Everyone used the expression…”Not for nothing” What does it mean?

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A few days ago
dos

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It’s a double negative. It means not for anything.

Would you jump off a bridge?

Not for anything!

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A few days ago
picador
In addition to what Derek said, it means that you are learning the local lingo. Of course you shouldn’t use it yourself; but don’t criticize anyone else for doing so.
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A few days ago
MEL
It seems to me that everytime I hear that phrase is when someone’s about to give me advice that I didn’t ask for. Kind of like, “Not that you asked, but….”
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