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4. Popular culture and history

This may be the area that takes most time to improve. If you haven’t read or seen “Harry Potter”, you probably find it hard to understand the conversation of two kids talking excitedly about the chamber of secrets.

One rolian heard “Trekkies vs. Trekkers” and wondered what it meant. Trekkies and Trekkers are two different kinds of "Star Trek" fans. Although they may look the same to outsiders, they resent each other, and try to differentiate from one another. I would imagine two political parties can be an example.

My wife heard her colleague saying “Bob’s you uncle” and didn’t understand its meaning. This phrase means everything is perfect, everything is okay. It is commonly thought to have originated as a catchphrase after a Prime Minister of England named Robert prompted his own nephew to an important position. The expression was initially an ironic or bitter comment, to the effect that everything will be all right for you if Bob is your uncle, though it has now lost this shade of meaning. Sometimes it means no more than 'that's that'.

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