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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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'... they were here nor there.'

0 Hello, I would like to know the exact meaning of this expression:02br
00'I wrote a couple of songs and slipped them into my repertoire but really didn't think THEY WERE HERE NOR THERE'02br
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00Thanks in advance, jo. 0-
  

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0Hello Jo02br
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00"That's neither here nor there" means "that's irrelevant".02br
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00So in your context, I think the speaker means the songs weren't of any importance; or weren't anything special; or were irrelevant to his repertoire as a whole.02br
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00(It's a slightly odd use of the phrase.)02br
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00MrP
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0Hi,02br
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00The usual expression is02br
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01font01i00something 02i00is neither here nor there.02font02br
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00It means it's not relevant or important to the subject being discussed. I gues the idea behind the saying is 01font01i00'it's

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