Musing Interruptus is a podcast for sharing thoughts and stories and enjoying idiomatic phrases and words. You can read along; the transcription is in the description of this episode. The idiomatic expressions are in italics. Try to get the meaning from the context and then look them up to see if you were right. If you like it, share it, but more importantly, continue the conversation. The music is called Copper Halls by Blue Dot

Hello, Welcome. I’m Renée Valentina and this is Musing Interruptus. Today, Operator!

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Hello, operator.

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I need you to connect me with area code 412 55 38 88 27 74, please. 

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