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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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28:44

Dislocate Your Syntax, Not Your Shoulder

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2025/06/21

After entertaining a few more listener pet peeves, we jump into a discussion on right and left dislocation in syntax, and then touch on the always entertaining world of nominative determinism (wait till you hear about the guy who invented the toilet!).

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33:06

Let's Take a Look in the Ol' Grab Bag...

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2025/06/14

We tackle a range of topics this week, including a brief quiz on winning spelling bee words, a common pet peeve, and some origins of fancy words.

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23:23

I, For One, Do Not Welcome Our Robot Overlords

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2025/06/07

We wade into the conversation about AI with a look at the effects it's having on our language. Expect some grumbling!

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29:25

Pet Peeves, Oxymorons, and Other Unusual Animals

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2025/05/31

Get ready for some (barely) controlled chaos as we look at phrases that seem to contradict themselves, and others that just get under our skin.

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35:27

Colorless Green Mailbags Sleep Furiously

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2025/05/24

We dip back into the mailbag to answer some listener questions, including one about a famous nonsense phrase.

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29:22

The Spell-a-Thon From Hell-a-Thon (Part 2)

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2025/05/17

This week: The thrilling conclusion of one of the most deceptively difficult spelling tests you're ever likely to come across.

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33:27

The Spell-a-Thon From Hell-a-Thon (Part 1)

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2025/05/10

Kathy and Ross give Fletcher one of the most deceptively difficult spelling tests you're ever likely to see.

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31:59

Who Gets Credit, Anyway?

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2025/05/03

This week, we're looking at words with literary origins. You may not know this, but sometimes writers just make words up.

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35:04

We're Gonna Party Like It's 1985

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2025/04/26

1985 may not seem like a long time ago, but people back then had some pretty different ideas about how to speak "properly."

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35:50

Tulip Mania!

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2025/04/19

What does the stock market have to do with piracy in the West Indies? The Dutch, of course! (Really!)

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32:20

Where Are the Beeves?

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2025/04/12

The plural of thief is thieves, so why isn't the plural of chief chieves? And as the old woman once said, where are the beeves??? On today's show, we tackle the tricky nuance of plurals and synonyms that aren't actually synonyms.

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33:01

The Letter of the Day is E!

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2025/04/05

We return to our series looking at the most enigmatic, evil words ever found on the SAT.

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33:50

Spring Has Sprung!

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2025/03/29

We're talking about some words of the season as the temperatures have fortunately turned for the better and allergies unfortunately have not.

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29:22

We're looking to the past

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2025/03/22

Today we're taking a trip back into the past — past tense, past participles... When we try to tell someone about something that already happened, it can be trickier than we might think.

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30:56

Happy 200!

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2025/03/15

We celebrate our 200th episode (!) by taking a trip back in time to look at some words that popped up 200 years ago.

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29:23

Let's Get Fancy

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2025/03/08

Put on your best evening wear, we're getting fancy! Or maybe we're just getting stuffy. This week we're looking at language that's grammatically correct, but that sounds like you're just trying to impress.

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36:07

Mailbag Day!

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2025/03/01

We answer listeners' most burning language questions, including one about how the letter "R" seems to disappear and reappear in the strangest places, and about whether or not anything can ever be called "epic" ever again.

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29:23

Enough With the Latin Already!

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2025/02/22

Latin may be a dead language, but it sure seems to come up a lot! This week, we'll look at some common Latin phrases that we think we understand, but that we may not get quite right.

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30:47

Getting a D on the SAT

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2025/02/15

We return to our series looking at the most devilish words ever found on the SAT.

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31:06

We'll Never Give You the Cold Shoulder

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2025/02/08

We celebrate the season by looking at some winter-related idioms.

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