Timeline for What is the origin of the phrase "zero, zip, zilch, nada"?
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| Oct 2, 2023 at 15:11 | comment | added | John Lawler | These are often used without the negatives; they're self-negating NPIs. The difference between He doesn't know squat about it and He knows squat about it is minimal if it exists. I think that's one reason there are so many unpleasant words involved. | |
| Oct 2, 2023 at 14:01 | comment | added | Lambie | He doesn't know squat about it. can be a "substitute" for: He doesn't know anything about it. How is that odd syntax? | |
| Dec 29, 2020 at 18:21 | history | edited | John Lawler | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Feb 17, 2014 at 22:04 | comment | added | John Lawler | Not to railway stations, but to Bahnhof. It's an idiom in German: Ich verstehe nur Bahnhof. | |
| Feb 17, 2014 at 21:34 | comment | added | svick | How are these words related to railway stations? | |
| Feb 17, 2014 at 19:30 | comment | added | John Lawler | I don't make up these names, honest. They're Haj Ross's responsibility. | |
| Feb 17, 2014 at 19:30 | history | answered | John Lawler | CC BY-SA 3.0 |