EPISODE · Aug 8, 2021 · 18 MIN
Two Ships that Pass in the Night
from Get the Word! with Mike Butler · host Get the Word!
Ahoy there all my nerdy friends. It’s Mike. Fancy spotting you here in the endless podcast sea. Today we’re talking about an idiom, or idiomatic expression. What’s that? It’s a phrase with a meaning that is not clear just looking at the individual words, or by its literal meaning. My Two Cents was another episode about an idiomatic expression. Today since we’re here floating on the waters of the sea of etymology, I thought it would be appropriate to talk about the origin of the phrase ‘ships passing in the night’. Make sure to go over to the website. I have included a video from the National Park Service: https://www.englishsessionswithmike.com/2021/08/get-word-podcast-episode-two-ships-that.html
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Ahoy there all my nerdy friends. It’s Mike. Fancy spotting you here in the endless podcast sea. Today we’re talking about an idiom, or idiomatic expression. What’s that? It’s a phrase with a meaning that is not clear just looking at the individual words, or by its literal meaning. My Two Cents was another episode about an idiomatic expression. Today since we’re here floating on the waters of the sea of etymology, I thought it would be appropriate to talk about the origin of the phrase ‘ships passing in the night’. Make sure to go over to the website. I have included a video from the National Park Service: https://www.englishsessionswithmike.com/2021/08/get-word-podcast-episode-two-ships-that.html
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