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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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24:41

It's Time To Execute The Contronym Discussion | YSIW

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2021/08/20

We continue with our discussion of contronyms by jumping into some seemingly simple words that turn out to have some complicated meanings. And the summer heat has made us a little loopy, which means we devolve into just a bit of toilet humor (PG-rated, of course), so... be warned!

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40:33

Sanction? Oversight? Let's Have Fun With Some...

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2021/08/06

Do you trim the tree before you trim the tree? Do you have to dust after you dust a cake? Today we're looking at contronyms (or antagonyms, or enantiosemy, or Janus words, or...), those cases where a single word can have two completely opposite meanings.

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30:11

Flapdoodle Words (Part 2: The Sequel) | YSIW

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2021/07/23

Kathy, Ross & Fletcher explore a few more redundant words and phrases!

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34:07

Flapdoodle Words

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2021/07/09

This week, Kathy and Ross bring us a list of what they call "flapdoodle words," words that are redundant and just kind of junk things up. Or do they? Some of them might be kind of useful!

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1:12

Some Good News! (And a Little Warning.)

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2021/07/07

No more limits! All You're Saying It Wrong episodes will be available in one fell swoop!

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27:02

We're Flat Fine With These Adverbs | YSIW

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2021/06/25

Today, Kathy and Ross teach Fletcher about "flat adverbs," which look just like their adjective counterparts, but are still... adverbs. Think fast! Drive safe! Who needs that pesky -ly ending? Not these words.

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32:17

It's The Wild West Out Here! | YSIW

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2021/06/11

Today we take a big step back and answer a common listener question about exactly why we don't talk that much about "The Rules" of English. Spoiler: THERE AREN'T ANY! (Ok, we're kidding, there are some.)

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31:13

Mailbag Day! Or, We Lay Waste (to) The English...

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2021/05/28

We dip into some listener questions, including one about our recent "reflexive pronouns" discussion and one that has us revisit a topic from an earlier episode and that whole lie/lay/laid/lain confusion. Spoiler: Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton are both wrong!

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33:56

A Return To Blipover Words | YSIW

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2021/05/14

We're returning to one of our favorite topics: words we sometimes use without really knowing what they mean, or words we see that we just kind of skim past because we aren't totally sure what they mean — "Blipover words," as Ross calls them. You know, words you see and just sort of "blip" over. And boy oh boy, some of these even we have a hard time getting a handle on. Plus: guest appearances by Bob Dylan, Alanis Morissette and Yoda.

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30:50

Taking Selfies | YSIW

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2021/04/30

Cue up De La Soul, today we're talking "Me, Myself, and I!" Fletcher tries to wrap his head around reflexive pronouns and gets a remedial grammar lesson, and we all try not to have an identity crisis. Who am I, anyway?

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30:24

We Are Loath (Loathe?) To Confuse These Words | YSIW

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2021/04/16

After Fletcher vents his rage about a word he's starting to hear being misused more and more often, and then Kathy and Ross answer a listener question about the phrase "out of sorts" (what the heck are sorts?), we jump back into our trip through the commonly confused alphabet with the letters L and M. Things get pretty dark.

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33:57

We're Incredulous That These Words Are Confused | YSIW

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2021/04/02

We return to our trip through the alphabet of commonly confused words, picking up with the letter "F", maybe skipping a few that are boring, and heading on through the letter "J". We'd say we avoid tangents this time, but we all know that's not true. Also, Kathy and Ross take on a listener question that Fletcher just can't wrap his head around.

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32:26

A Word Or Two About Portmanteaus | YSIW

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2021/03/19

Grab your two favorite words, smoosh 'em up together, and you got yourself a portmanteau! After Fletcher gets over some initial confusion, Kathy and Ross challenge him to figure out which words make up their favorite portmanteaus. Humpty Dumpty would be so proud...

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36:50

Words We D-E-F-initely Confuse | YSIW

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2021/03/05

We continue our trip through the alphabet of commonly confused words as we tackle the letters D, E, and F... or that's the plan anyway, sometimes we get a little sidetracked...

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35:45

Tossing Words Around Willy-Nilly | YSIW

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2021/02/19

This episode we'll dig into some words (and one punctuation mark!) that we toss around willy-nilly that maybe we don't totally, completely understand, and that we sometimes count on other people not understanding, either. Plus, a listener email makes Fletcher want to revisit "begs the question" to learn where such a strange phrase came from in the first place.

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32:30

More Fun With Fossils! | YSIW

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2021/02/05

Today, we're digging up some fossil words! To wit: We'll wade through the flotsam and jetsam of words that have lost all their meaning to us except in very specific circumstances. So batten down the hatches! We wouldn't want to give this topic short shrift.

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29:46

The ABCs Of Confused Words | YSIW

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2021/01/22

We start with a quick lightning round of the most mispronounced names of 2020, followed by a TRIPLE redundancy from a listener, and then we'll tackle some of the most commonly confused word pairs in English... but only the ones that start with A, B, or C. Otherwise we'd be here forever.

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30:22

Redundant Language Redundancies | YSIW

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2021/01/08

Prompted by a listener email about pet peeves, we'll look at redundant phrases people use every day, and talk about how sometimes redundancy... can be good?

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32:29

Innovate Your Way Into Some Jargon Solutions | YSIW

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2020/12/25

It's time for the airing of grievances! We'll toss around our least favorite examples of business jargon and PR puffery—it's a good, old-fashioned gripe session for Christmas.

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30:07

Food! Glorious Food! (Part 2) | YSIW

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2020/12/11

We dig into the second half of our holiday feast with some pasta, hot and cold soups, ancient grains, and even a little digestif. Plus, we'll take another dip into jus... or au jus, as the case may be. Bon appetit!

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