Examples:   Yes Siree Bob Bob's your uncle   Who is bob and where did he/she come from?
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What is the origin of the phrase "Bob's your uncle"? Is it used internationally or is this just a term used in the UK?  I have often heard an extension of this phrase: "Bob's your uncle and Fanny's your aunt", can anyone shed any light on this variant?  An example of how it is used:  "Put it in the oven for 20 minutes and Bob's your uncle, your dinner will be done".
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I'd like to find a single noun that relates to me and which corresponds to the list of people including me and each of my ancestors.  I've already rejected the following words:   genealogy : means a work, not a list of people. ancestry : seems to exclude me.
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This is what I'm after: I'd like to have the sentence 'John loves his mother.' displayed with an arrow running from 'his' to 'John'. I looked at gb4e, but I found the documentation confusing and I haven't been able to make it work.
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Think of the simple phrase "Bill's friend".  If you were going to turn this around using the preposition 'of' would you say:   A friend of Bill's or A friend of Bill   It appears to me that, in the US anyway, people always say "A friend of Bill's".  Even though I'm a native American English speaker, this just sounds weird to me. It seems to create a 'double possessive' (a term I just invented). I always want to respond: "A friend of Bill's what?" A friend of Bill's aunt?  So what's at work here, and do British English speakers also do this?
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My mom remarried to a great guy who has been absolutely wonderful to my kids. Ever since my mom and he were dating my kids have called him Mr. Joe. Lately my mom has been bugging me to get the kids to call him Grampa.  I agree that he deserves more respect than Mr.  The problem is that he isn't their real grampa so I don't really want them calling him that. Does anybody have any suggestions on what we should have the kids call him? They are 9 and 12 years old.  EDIT: I appreciate the comments regarding different variations of grampa and hearing how others have no issues with calling their step-granddad grampa. But I was hoping maybe someone has some suggestions for names that show the importance of the step-granddad without calling him some variation of the grampa name but still has a feeling of warmth and family in the name (I hope that makes sense).
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From :     Remember the child, in some ways, identifies with both of those parents so if the mother is really asking the child to be her sounding board, she robs that child from the ability to feel good about his connection with the father.   What's the meaning of robs that child from the ability to feel good about his connection with the father? I know that rob has two usages:   rob something from somebody. rob somebody of something.   But it seems that *the ability to feel good about his connection with the father is belonging to "something", so is it more appropriate to modify the word "from" to "of"? just as follows:     robs that child of the ability to feel good about his connection with the father   Which usage is correct? Thanks.
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Bob didn't come to office today.  I was asked "Didn't you see Bob today?"  Should I say "Yes, I didn't see him today" or "No, I didn't see him today"?
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I have an uncle Bill and an uncle Bob. Is there a term for name diminutives in which the first letter is different from the root name?  There are discussions of name diminutives  and in , especially these comments:     There is a noticeable tendency in English to substitute a plosive   (stop consonant) for the initial consonant in forming pet-names: Dick,   Bob, Bill, Peggy, Polly. I don't know why this might be, or whether it   is seen in other languages. –       Rick/Dick, Bob/Rob, Bill/Will, Polly/Molly are examples of rhyming   nicknames, and they've been around in English since the 13th century.   A much more obscure example of a "significantly different" nickname is   Hudde (as in Hudson), which was used for Richard. –    Is there a term for this particular phenomenon -- different first letter -- compared to other nicknaming phenomena (abbreviating, adding a -y ending, etc.)?
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Is there a word for someone who would say exactly what they are thinking. Sort of if there is this boy named Bob, and whenever he has something on his mind he just says it out loud.
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I am asking here specifically about if and whether  when they introduce embedded questions (or to be more technically accurate, subordinate interrogative clauses):  I don't know if Bob's here. I don't know whether Bob's here.  In the sentence above we can freely replace if with whether. There are some situations in which the reverse does not apply. We cannot always replace whether with if. For example in standard English, we cannot normally use if after a preposition:  The question of whether he is actually eligible didn't arise. *The question of if he is actually eligible didn't arise.  We cannot usually use interrogative-if directly followed by or not:  It's unclear whether or not he's a real elephant. *It's unclear if or not he's a real elephant.  There are several more examples. However, what I want to know is:  Are there any examples where we can use interrogative-if but we can't use whether?   Edit note: There is an if that we find in conditionals that can't be replaced by whether. However, this is conditional, not interrogative, if.
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Is this the correct use of an apostrophe when showing a name and relationship?     When was your father, Robert's, wedding?   Thanks!
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Here comes Bob.  Bob is coming here.  Would anyone please explain what is  the difference between these?
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I came across a phrase for a type of question which is designed to discover someone's religious background, particularly in the context of sectarianism and divided societies but can't for the life of me remember it.   For example, if you are in Scotland and I ask you what football team you support, that may reveal your religion. Or in N.Ireland, if I ask what school you attend, likewise that may do the same.  It's like a 'veiled question' only that's not the term I'm looking for. Any help appreciated.  I've a feeling that the second part of the phrase is (question) as in, a INSERT TERM question, but not 100% sure.
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Possible Duplicate:           What is correct? We are a family of four: my father, my mother, my brother and me. or We are a family of four: my father, my mother, my brother and I. or We are a family of four: my father, my mother, my brother and myself.
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How does one refer to the birthdate of someone who is no more, we usually say  Today is my uncle's 80th birth anniversary (Common in Indian English, not sure if it's correct)  or  Today would have been my uncle's 80th birthday   Is it right to say  "Today is my uncle's 80th birthday" for an uncle who is dead?
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I keep wanting to say "the handwriting on the wall," but that's not correct. The place I'm trying to use it is, "Alice likes Bob, Carol likes Bob, Alice thinks Bob likes her, but Bob dates Carol, and so as anyone can see, Bob did not like Alice."  What is the appropriate idiom here?
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I need a bit of help with this.      She is a photographer but that camera is her brother's-in-law     or:        She is a photographer but that camera is her brother-in-law's   I am aware that I could change the construction to make things easier, like:      She is a photographer but that camera belongs to her brother-in-law       However, I would really like to find out what's the correct way to write the sentence.