From: "David Peterson" <DigitalScream@...>
> This was meant to go to the list, because I'm actually curious as to
> where "ob" came from.
>
> In a message dated 10/3/01 4:34:45 PM, makeenan@SYR.EDU writes:
>
> << Could someone tell me what the Ob prefix means? I've seen it around
alot
> lately and would like to know what I'm reading :) >>
>
> I've understood it to mean "about", or "in relation to". Did it come
> from the English word "about", or the Russian word "ob" which means
"about"
> and is used in front of words that begin with vowels ("o" otherwise)?
It's an abbreviation of "obligatory", used when one recognizes one is mainly
off-topic and wants to include at least a token of justification for the
post being where it is.
*Muke!