The free flow of language means that expressions flow back and forth between written language and spoken language. This is especially true with phrases that have a technical meaning, and yet people have

The words that come out of the mouth of a dementia patient are as likely to be gibberish as they are to be words conveying truth and beauty. Sometimes it is even both

I had a dream that I kept going places and forgot to put my mask on. I’m not currently going anywhere, but I do wear a mask when I do.

The rain echoes in the downspout in just such a way that it sounds like a cat meowing.

I saw movement in my office out of the corner of my eye and it didn’t seem to be outside. I walked into the room and saw a sparrow over my desk.