Step away from Today for 30 Seconds and revel in this Irrelevant Arcanity

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Who’s Bob? “Bobs your Uncle” means “you’ve got it made.” The mainly British saying may have stemmed from the actions of Lord Robert Cecil, 3rd Marguess of Salisbury, a late 19th Century Prime Minister famous for Nepotism involving his nephew.

Aren’t you glad you clicked? And is Irrelevant Arcanity Oxymoronish? And isn’t it nice to step away from today on occasion?

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[3catwoman3]

1. Du is often very educational.

I love learning language trivia.

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2. I was very fortunate

To have outstanding and inspirational English and Debate Instructors in High School a long time ago. The English Language is beyond fascinating. Its constant sources of origination, tenses, etc. Usage. I remember my English Teacher addressing our Debate Class in an effort to make us communicate properly in a debate. Her bottom line, pretend you are debating someone who only speaks Chinese but is attempting to communicate with you. Strangely I think I knew what she was talking about. It has stuck with me for over 50 years.

[3catwoman3]

3. I suspect I may have been an English teacher or editor in a past life...

...as I am a grammar/spelling/proper usage nerd who despairs over sloppy speech and writing. I'm a nurse in this life.

Some of the pet peeve language threads here on DU are among my favorite threads. I share most of them.

[electric_blue68]

4. I think I've heard that phrase on a rare occasion. ...

You might enjoy a book called
"They have a word for it"

It's about hard to translate but really interesting phrases from other languages.

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5. Thank You Very Much

My kind of fun

[electric_blue68]

6. You're very welcome 👍