Posted by Dave Thewlis on May 12, 2003 at 00:49:35 from 148.78.245.11 user dthewlis.
In Reply to: Re: A Difficult Question! - Not answered half badly posted by Ed Kiser on May 12, 2003 at -1:05:10:
There is a very close parallel I believe to "you don't manage her half badly" in American, which is "that's not half bad" - which means rather better than in the middle. Equally byzantine of course, but I suspect the same derivation. If it isn't half bad it must be less than half bad, which is better than half good...
Oh, forget it.