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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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29:04

Searching for meaning in Gen Z slang

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2023/01/20

The old people try their hand at sussing out the meanings of Gen Z slang words, although we all remain skeptical that actual people in Gen Z use any of these words. Groovy!

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45:52

The most mispronounced words of 2022

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2023/01/06

It's an episode we look forward to each January, as we take a look back at the most mispronounced words of the previous year. Even the dinosaurs said one of these wrong!

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33:16

Wait, THESE are the words of the year??

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2022/12/23

Kathy and Ross take major issue with various choices for words of the year for 2022. What makes for a good word of the year? Can anyone please our experts?

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43:29

Will We Ever Learn?

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2022/12/09

While recording the audio versions of their books, Kathy and Ross discover there are words they've written about that they STILL say wrong, even after all these years.

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41:49

Come Sit With Us a Spell

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2022/11/25

After we puzzle over some words Kathy and Ross recently found in the news, we'll tackle a list of the English language's most misspelled words. Two billion tweets can't be wrong, can they? (Yes, they can, and are.)

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32:39

Get My Agentive Suffix On the Phone!

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2022/11/11

Turns out agentive suffixes are popular! We tackle a number of listener questions we got after our first episode on the topic, and Kathy gets VERY excited about a couple of the words that come up.

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37:36

Happy Spooky Season

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2022/10/28

It's the spoooookiest episode we've ever had, as we dive into the roots of the scary words we hear each Halloween. Vampires! Werewolves! Witches and Warlocks! Press play... if you dare...

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37:26

Secret Agentive Suffix Man! - YSIW

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2022/10/14

A listener asks why some words end in -er, while other similar words end in -or, like "seller" vs. "vendor," or "supervisor" vs. "manager." My friend, you may be sorry you asked!

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40:14

Mangrove Peat Accretion | YSIW

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2022/09/30

WARNING: There is some very heated sibling rivalry in this episode, about some things we never would have expected (that title is a hint).

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33:56

SAT Prep

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2022/09/16

OK, kids! The SATs are coming up, and we've got your perfect study guide right here! We look at some words that tend to trip people up, or maybe that you've never even heard before at all. Disclaimer: We don't actually know how the SAT even works anymore.

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33:27

Separated by a Common Language, Part 2

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2022/09/02

Our discussion of spelling differences between American English and British English continues.

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37:48

Separated by a Common Language

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2022/08/19

On one side, you have people spelling it "realise," on the other, it's "realize." And the poor Canadians are caught right in the middle.

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34:25

Wait... Is There a Difference? Part 2

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2022/08/05

After we take another (brief) run at the lie/lay problem, we continue our discussion of words we often use interchangeably that might actually have different meanings.

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38:09

Wait... Is There a Difference?

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2022/07/22

A listener question has us talking about words we often use interchangeably that actually might mean different things.

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49:58

Happy 100!

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2022/07/11

We celebrate our 100th episode with a bunch of listener questions, including some age-old language controversies and even a question from someone we've driven to drink...

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30:40

Hold Tight!

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2022/07/08

We had such a great response to the call for listener questions for the 100th episode of You're Saying It Wrong that we decided to take a little extra time to sift through them. It will be a few more days before that episode comes out, but it'll be worth the wait!

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34:02

Phrasal Verbs | YSIW

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2022/06/24

Listen up! After we learn not to take investing advice from Kathy, we move on to a discussion of phrasal verbs. What are phrasal verbs, you ask? Stick around to find out...

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1:04

Join in the Celebration! (A Small Request)

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2022/06/20

You're Saying It Wrong's 100th episode is on the horizon, and we have a special request.

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41:24

You're spelling it wrong... again

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2022/06/10

In honor of the National Spelling Bee, we return to our trip through the list of most commonly misspelled words in the English language. Wait... misspelled? Mispelled? Mis-spelled? These darn double letters... Also, we start out with a brief discussion that is *chef's kiss*.

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30:40

A dangling modifier walks into a bar...

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2022/05/27

Jumping off from some recent Twitter confusion, we look at how much trouble there can be when we misplace our modifiers, or just let them dangle in the wind. Recording this podcast, no animals were harmed.

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