here goes nothing

[Casiopea]

Originally Posted by Taka

Is this necessarily true? I guess not...

Not according to the context I provided you with, Taka. It was prefaced,

Originally Posted by Casiopea

When Here we go and Here goes nothing are similar:

All the best, :D

[Tdol]

Originally Posted by Taka

Why does "Here goes nothing" have almost the same meaning as "Here we go"? I mean, it's "nothing"...you know...

Maybe it's a BE thing, but I don't say 'here goes nothing'. 'Here we go' can be negative or positive in BE. It can be said before an unpleasant event, but it is also sung by football fans.

[Casiopea]

Originally Posted by tdol

Maybe it's a BE thing, but I don't say 'here goes nothing'. 'Here we go' can be negative or positive in BE. It can be said before an unpleasant event, but it is also sung by football fans.

:D It can be negative or positive in North American English, too.

Ahem, it was prefaced.

[Taka]

Originally Posted by Casiopea

It was prefaced,

All the best, :D

Ah, I see. I missed that part. Sorry.

[Taka]

Originally Posted by tdol

Maybe it's a BE thing, but I don't say 'here goes nothing'. 'Here we go' can be negative or positive in BE. It can be said before an unpleasant event, but it is also sung by football fans.

I found it in the dialogue in Star Wars.

By the way, as a British, why do you think C3-PO speaks with a broad British accent?

[shane]

Originally Posted by Taka

By the way, as a British, why do you think C3-PO speaks with a broad British accent?

I think our resident Star Wars nut, I mean fan, Red5, is the best person to ask about that. ;)

[Tdol]

Originally Posted by Taka

Ah, I see. I missed that part. Sorry.

And I missed you missing that part.

[Tdol]

Originally Posted by Taka

By the way, as a British, why do you think C3-PO speaks with a broad British accent?

More of an American's view of one if I remember rightly.

[Francois]

More of an American's view of one

Would you have another examples of this construct? "More of xxx of one". I guess I know what it means but I'm not familiar with it.

FRC

Originally Posted by Taka

What about the fitness of "Here goes nothing" for your example?

It fits perfectly! In the back of my mind I might question my painting skills or I might be just a bit worried about the outcome. Either way, whether I am a good painter or not, I might want to use this phrase and it would mean :"Let's go ahead with the painting and hope for the best!" type of thing. This can go either way.