Comments on: Connecting Words

By: Joanna

Joanna — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 14:38:00 +0000

Hi, thanks for taking part and throwing in some words. I love “Bob’s your uncle!” too – though I haven’t heard of Fanny’s aunt before.

I think I’d normally use it at the end of a set of instructions – maybe like showing someone how to make something, “you do this, then that, then a little bit of this, and Bob’s your uncle!” (That’s it done)

Maybe I’ll resurrect this one at the end of some writing tips

Joanna

By: Lesley (El Zed)

Lesley (El Zed) — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 16:42:00 +0000

‘Bob’s your uncle and Fanny’s your aunt’ is, I believe, the full expression. It is used to imply a more-or-less satisfactory result, close to ‘and there you are!’.

By: --Deb

--Deb — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 14:26:00 +0000

I love seeing plethora come up so much. It’s such a tasty word!

By: Brad Shorr

Brad Shorr — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 14:10:00 +0000

Thanks for joining in on our project. Your connecting words are wonderful, “Bob’s your uncle” being my favorite. I wonder what it means?

By: gautami tripathy

gautami tripathy — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 09:06:00 +0000

Whenever my dad wanted something spicy like chutney to eat with his plate of plain rice and curry, he used say, bring in the rice pusher!