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Old April 09, 2010, 05:54 PM
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Arrow No tiene oficio ni beneficio

Dicése de alguien que no vale para nada, es un pobre hombre.
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Old April 10, 2010, 12:07 AM
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(don't ask about the double negative)
maybe "they" came up with this saying before grammar was invented
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He's........
- No good for nothing

(don't ask about the double negative)
maybe "they" came up with this saying before grammar was invented
Surely just good for nothing


I've never heard it with the double negative
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