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My day of Play. I share conversations with thousands of
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your exploration those old saints, phrases, idioms, you know those
things your family and friends usually came up with, and
they came from out of nowhere? What I had to
start somewhere? Right? Who? What? Where? Why? When? And how?
Some of those old sayings or phrases are not only ancient,
but still carry a powerful punch. Even today, I live
by one of those old sayts. Winning is a choice.
The goal of these episodes is to help preserve not
only a language, but lessons in life. My name is Arrow.
Speak of the Devil? Ooh, how many times did you
hear that growing up? Ooh, well there's the guy right there. Oh.
Speak of the Devil a single quote that blend's superstition,
religion and everyday social behavior. Speak of the devil is
totally Middle Ages. The sixteenth century was lit up with
such talk. Talk of the devil means he will appear,
whereas speak of the devil reminds the receiver that the
devil is sure to come. It was originally meant to
be humorous, but the medieval Europeans saw the devil as
being not only real, but very active, present and always yeah, always,
in other words, always right there beside you, willing to
show up at the mere mention of his or her name,
you know, almost like beetlejuice. But why speak of the devil?
Well names Carrie power. The devil is bigger than the wwe.
The devil is also linked to bad luck and temptation.
Speaking the devil was now a verbal warning. Ooh, speak
of the devil. It normalizes the idea that a language
can summons an outcome. It's actually helped keep superstition alive,
but not in an angry way. It's casual as well
as universal. It says I was thinking of you. Speak
of the devil. Well, that shock is almost magical. It's
used for one thing today, to help soften up those
awkward situations. Oh, speak of the devil something our parents
would say my name is Arrow,