I am not entirely sure what this phrase means?

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06 Feb 2009, 8:14 am

What does it mean when a person is nothing to write home about?

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06 Feb 2009, 8:30 am

They're either nothing special or there is something negative about their personality.

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06 Feb 2009, 9:13 am

unremarkable

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06 Feb 2009, 9:24 am

the phrase has been used since before the development of the internet at which time, sending messages wasn't quite as simple. so literally, if a person is away from home then what they choose to share when they do write to home will be points of interest. therefore if something is nothing to write home about, rather not worth writing to home about, then it is not a point of interest.

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06 Feb 2009, 10:34 am

if someone is nothing to write "home" about, then they are not describable by the word "home".

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06 Feb 2009, 11:05 am

"Nothing to write home about" == "Meh"

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06 Feb 2009, 11:05 am

It means the person is unworthy of mention. If you were writing a letter home when you were travelling, you might mention remarkable people you met--but not ordinary, mediocre people. They are "nothing to write home about."

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06 Feb 2009, 11:19 am

I'm going to answer the question too, despite the fact that it's been answered adequately many times.

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06 Feb 2009, 12:26 pm

Yow was your day? Can you think of anything that happened that others would find interesting to hear about? If not, then you have "nothing to write home about".

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06 Feb 2009, 12:33 pm

saintetienne wrote:

I'm going to answer the question too, despite the fact that it's been answered adequately many times.

But you haven't answered it :lol:

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06 Feb 2009, 1:25 pm

sarcasm is never lost :wink:

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08 Feb 2009, 1:45 pm

NT replies: it just means there is no news worth telling anyone about...nothing new or exciting worth talking about has happened. it means, "same old, same old."

for example, if 2 weeks have passed since i have spoken to my sister, she'll ask "what's new?" and i could say, "nothing to write home about" meaning nothing is new or exciting since we last spoke.

if a PERSON is nothing to write home about, it means that there is nothing serious happening with that person.

example: let's say i meet someone and have a few dates but it's going nowhere. then it's nothing to write home about...meaning, we won't be falling in love, getting married, etc...

"home" implies telling friends or family about the new relationship... it literally means one does not need to share any details of the other person with their friends or family because the relationship isn't important enough to bother discussing.

i hope someone didn't say that about YOU and i hope you didn't get your feelings hurt.

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