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PODCAST

You"re Saying It Wrong

From KMUW Studios and part of the NPR Podcast Network, You"re Saying It Wrong is a podcast that looks at what we get wrong—and what we sometimes get right—when it comes to this English language. Hosted by KMUW"s Fletcher Powell, each episode features a conversation with the sister and brother who wrote the book on it. Literally. You"re Saying It Wrong: A Pronunciation Guide to the 150 Most Commonly Mispronounced Words and Their Tangled Histories of Misuse is by Kathryn Petras and Ross Petras.On June

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29:18

Sneaky rules we don't know we follow

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2024/02/10

Some of us like to be rule breakers, but here are a few rules of the English language we can’t help but follow. And we probably don’t even know they exist.

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29:19

Hyperforeignisms and other times we just get too excited

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2024/02/03

We look at what happens when we approach non-English words with a little too much gusto, and how exactly we should be saying foreign words so that we don’t sound silly (a tall order for some of us!).

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30:02

Doublespeak!

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2024/01/27

We look at unconscious ways we follow the rules of English by doubling sounds and words, and how meanings of words can change when we say them twice. Now: are you confused? Or are you confused confused?

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1:21

Big News!

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2024/01/19

You’re Saying It Wrong is now more than just a podcast!

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24:22

The Words of 2023

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2024/01/05

This week we rizz you up (did we say that right?) by looking at what dictionaries picked as the words of the year for 2023!

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28:15

Deck the Halls!

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2023/12/22

We look at the origins of some holiday-related words, including a reindeer controversy and a little bird that's surprisingly rude.

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28:26

Stop being so non-positive!

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2023/12/08

This week, we look at the official (?) rules of negativity in English.

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32:15

Escher sentences (and other nice ways of saying nothing)

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2023/11/24

Today we look at phrases that seem at first glance to mean something, but are actually complete nonsense.

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28:12

Garden paths, crash blossoms, and other terrible ways...

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2023/11/10

Sometimes what we say or write can be grammatically correct but still make no sense whatsoever. Come along with us down this winding road...

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27:23

Autumn Mailbag!

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2023/10/27

Now that we're out of summer, it's finally cooled down enough for us to go outside to check the mailbox! We tackle some listener questions and pet peeves, and we take a look at a bizarre new phrase that's entered the language.

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32:42

The dictionary's newest words (part 2)

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2023/10/13

We continue on with our look at the newest words that have been added to dictionaries, and Kathy offers an enormous mea culpa.

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33:00

The dictionary's newest words

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2023/09/29

Hot off the presses (or whatever the internet is... cyberpresses?), we look at the newest entries into Dictionary.com!

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32:27

Grammar thingies

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2023/09/15

This week, we look at some of those nitpicky little grammar traps that sometimes trip us up.

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29:39

You're Spelling It Wrong 2023

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2023/09/01

With the kids headed back to school, Kathy and Ross decided to challenge Fletcher (former two-time district spelling bee runner-up) to a spelling bee!

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34:29

The words of summer

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2023/08/18

It's hot! Still. And why mess with a good thing? We heat up a little more with a quiz about summer-related words!

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34:02

Around the world in 30 minutes

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2023/08/04

Eastern Europe, Southeast Asia... England... a lot of places have tough to pronounce names for Americans, and our listeners aren't letting us forget it. It's time for a global road trip!

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36:28

You're telling me that's English?? (Part 2)

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2023/07/21

Having been bamboozled by Kathy and Ross in the previous episode, Fletcher resolves to get at one question right this time around. Don't hold your breath, Fletch.

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34:03

You're telling me that's English??

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2023/07/07

With the words we use in English coming from so many different languages, Kathy and Ross challenge Fletcher to a quiz about word origins. And somehow we end up talking about both bazookas and grenades, so things escalate quickly.

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33:58

Let's do a grammar quiz!

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2023/06/22

Kathy and Ross try to stump Fletcher with some tricky grammar questions, including a long, confusing trip through collective nouns.

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42:42

Road trip!

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2023/06/09

This time, we're taking a trip through some of the most commonly mispronounced places in the good ol' USA. Hop in! Things might get a little bumpy...

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