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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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33:10

The Same, But Different | YSIW

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2020/02/16

Do you like to enjoy a soda... or a pop? Do you put on your sneakers... or your tennis shoes? This time out, we talk about how we talk about the same things in different ways. And you'll never guess what they call a milkshake in Rhode Island (no, seriously, you'll never guess it).

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28:40

YSIW: Place Name Showdown! (Part 2)

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2020/01/31

The thrilling conclusion of our Place Name Showdown — will Fletcher hang on to his early lead and emerge victorious? What kind of devious traps have Kathy and Ross set? And we'll circle all the way back around to Peking duck...and another dish with a name we may need to rethink.

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22:46

YSIW: Place Name Showdown! (Part 1)

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2020/01/17

Kathy, Ross, and Fletcher face off to see who's tops at pronouncing unusually named cities, countries, and regions from around the world. Who will emerge as the champion pronouncer? Grab a pen and paper and play along to see if you can beat the experts!

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32:17

Much Ado About Shakespeare | YSIW

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2020/01/03

"Abate the edge of traitors...That would reduce these bloudy daies again."

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34:14

Merry, Gentlemen? Even Dickens Got It Wrong | YSIW

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2019/12/20

God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

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21:06

We're Talking Politics! (Poli-talk?) | YSIW

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2019/12/06

We're talking politics! (Sort of.) Mayoral, electoral, gubernatorial (where the heck does that one come from?)... and Ross pulls a word from waaaaay out in left field.

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29:11

A Little More German | YSIW

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2019/11/22

We're back to German this episode, but we've got some serious language wanderlust. We'll start with realpolitik, hop over to doppelganger, try to rank weltschmerz vs. ennui vs. angst, take a whole lot of detours and try to talk our way through some questions we have, and also chat a bit about... spare ribs?

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28:07

I Know A Little German | YSIW

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2019/11/08

Schadenfreude, weltschmerz, zeitgeist, sturm und drang... whatever it is, German's probably got a word for it.

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26:16

Digging Up Some Fossil Words | YSIW

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2019/10/25

In this episode of You're Saying It Wrong, we're talking about "fossil words," words that aren't used anymore except in idioms or very specific contexts, like "ado," "dudgeon," and "petard." And we broaden into words that are dying or might be dying in the future.

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19:59

Prefixes Leave Us Plussed | YSIW

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2019/10/10

Can we be combobulated? Or gruntled? Not Fletcher. He's been disgruntled and discombobulated thinking about this subject for a long time.

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22:38

Did 'They' Say It Wrong? | YSIW

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2019/09/27

Merriam-Webster just added to their definition of the word "they" to indicate it's being used as a non-binary gender pronoun. We happen to think that the singular "they" is excellent. As did Shakespeare and Ben Jonson. In fact, the singular "they" can be traced back to 1375.

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31:43

Precision In Language | YSIW

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2019/09/13

In this episode, Fletcher, Kathy & Ross talk about precision in language: why it's good, why it's bad, why we like it, and why we sometimes just need to let it go.

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28:18

Which-Hunting: Throwing Out The Rules! | YSIW

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2019/08/30

OK, lotsa complicated stuff this time.

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27:05

Do-Gooders | YSIW

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2019/08/16

Here's a question for you: How are you?

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27:07

When It Comes To Hypercorrectiveness, Woe Are We | YSIW

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2019/08/02

In this episode, we're talking about using "I" vs. "me" in a sentence ("between you and I" or "between you and me"), who vs. whom, and how people "hypercorrect" and work so hard to get things right that they go too far and end up getting them wrong.

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24:13

Strong Verbs! | YSIW

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2019/07/19

"Last night I lay down my book and sunk into a deep sleep."

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24:28

So... | YSIW

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2019/07/05

So... why do begin sentences this way? Is it OK? In this episode we take a deep dive into the use (or misuse?) of this little word.

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25:46

An Avalanche Of Eggcorns! | YSIW

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2019/06/21

It's an avalanche of eggcorns! Good eggcorns, bad eggcorns, eggcorns it's OK to use, eggcorns you should avoid altogether, and even one eggcorn that's maybe a little bit NSFW.

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29:40

You're Saying It... Right? | YSIW

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2019/06/07

In this episode we're talking about things you actually probably get right. But you get them right without realizing what you're doing.

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24:26

We've Entered A Language Penumbra | YSIW

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2019/05/24

This episode, we're back to words you might think you know, but that you just might be using incorrectly — brought to you by the letter "P".

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