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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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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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29:14

That used to mean what??

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2023/05/26

Hey there, guy, grab a plate of meat and join us as we look at some everyday words that have REALLY changed their meanings over time!

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38:14

We did it by (on?) accident!

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2023/05/12

A listener question forces us to take a hard look at how we use prepositions, including whether we do things "by" accident or "on" accident, and Fletcher asks why we can't just do things "by" purpose.

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39:51

Big words we actually kind of like

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2023/04/28

We've been a little bit cranky lately, so we thought we'd dig up some big-sounding words we're actually fond of. How deliquescent! (wait, that's not right...)

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31:58

The twisted world of bureaucracy

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2023/04/14

Having tried to wrap our heads around the world of academic language, we now take a stab at trying to untangle the meaning of phrases bureaucracies and corporations produce as they try to sound fancy (and avoid legal trouble).

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36:45

In the hells of academia

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2023/03/31

A listener question prompts us to try to translate some nearly impenetrable examples of academic writing.

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28:01

Mailbag day!

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2023/03/17

We head back to the mailbag to answer some listener questions, including one about the origins of "woke," and another about the power of the bossy R.

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34:15

That still doesn't mean what you think it means, part 2

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2023/03/03

We continue to look back at some words from Kathy and Ross' book "That Doesn't Mean What You Think It Means", and we start to wonder if words actually have any meaning at all.

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32:44

That still doesn't mean what you think it means

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2023/02/17

We revisit Kathy and Ross' 2018 book That Doesn't Mean What You Think It Means (now out on audiobook!) and some of the words they wrote about that still give them trouble.

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33:25

The Staying Power of Slang

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2023/02/03

A lot of slang words only last a year or two, but others stick around. We take a look at some that have stood the test of time, and it turns out a bunch of them are older than we realize.

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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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