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Next to useless Someone please tell me what does 'next to useless mean'. I'm confused whether it means little better than useless or little worse than useless.
Aug 13, 2012 1:52 PM
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'little better than useless' comes closest ;) It essentially means 'almost useless'
August 13, 2012
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Almost useless. Not quite useless, but very close.
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