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Common Parlance: Expressions, Origins, & Context (Podcast Version)
How often do we pause to examine the words we use, the phrases we repeat, or the idioms that slip into our conversations? From “shouting fire in a crowded theater” to “good fences make good neighbors,” our common expressions are relics of history, reshaped by time. As we question their evolution, we reflect on how language mirrors our collective thinking, and why rediscovering their roots is not just an act of curiosity, but a journey toward sharper, more profound communication.
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→ Post Meridiem: An Unreliable Memoir of Madness in Los Angeles
Dan Lauer has a memoir available on Kindle & Paperback.
Amazon: https://a.co/d/a1tPujS
"Post Meridiem is an unreliable memoir of events that occurred in Los Angeles County between June and September 2009. From the bewildering cast of a state-run psychiatric hospital to the horrific exhibits of the Museum of the Morbid, Dan Lauer searches for comfort and solace from a severe depression-driven psychotic break from reality in all the wrong places."
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How often do we pause to examine the words we use, the phrases we repeat, or the idioms that slip into our conversations? From “shouting fire in a crowded theater” to “good fences make good neighbors,” our common expressions are relics of history, reshaped by time. As we question their evolution, we reflect on how language mirrors our collective thinking, and why rediscovering their roots is not just an act of curiosity, but a journey toward sharper, more profound communication.
→ Credits, References, Corrections, and More
Home: https://almostcertainlynot.com/
→ Support Join our Patreon with the link below.
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/Almost_Certainly_Not
→ Post Meridiem: An Unreliable Memoir of Madness in Los Angeles
Dan Lauer has a memoir available on Kindle & Paperback.
Amazon: https://a.co/d/a1tPujS
"Post Meridiem is an unreliable memoir of events that occurred in Los Angeles County between June and September 2009. From the bewildering cast of a state-run psychiatric hospital to the horrific exhibits of the Museum of the Morbid, Dan Lauer searches for comfort and solace from a severe depression-driven psychotic break from reality in all the wrong places."