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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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31:43

Precision In Language | YSIW

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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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26:30

With These Words, Maybe We Shouldn't Try | YSIW

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2019/05/10

Sometimes there are words that really don't mean what they look like they mean. And to avoid confusion, it's probably best you just don't use them.

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30:55

It's Time For A Little Housekeeping | YSIW

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2019/04/26

Now that we have 17 episodes behind us, it's time for a little housekeeping. No, we're not debating the pronunciation of the word "housekeeping," but instead are cleaning up a few odds and ends, answering questions raised from recent episodes.

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25:40

Sufferin' Succotash! The Tricky Double 'C' | YSIW

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2019/04/12

Fletcher turned the tables on Kathy and Ross and selected a word for them in this episode. How do you say flaccid? Or succinct? How about accessory? Those double 'c' words are becoming tricky!

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18:17

Hyperbole & The Magic 'E'| YSIW

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2019/03/29

On this episode of You're Saying It Wrong, Kathy and Ross explain the notion of the magic "e". Does that "e" have anything to do to hyperbole, epitome, Hermione, and Aphrodite? And speaking of Aphrodite, why does hermaphrodite — the combination of Hermes and Aphrodite — play by different rules?

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26:42

When 'Jive' Doesn't 'Jibe' In Language | YSIW

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2019/03/15

In this episode of You're Saying It Wrong, Kathy, Ross and Fletcher discuss jibe vs. jive. They also look at the origins and connotations of "jive" from the 1920s to today.

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22:19

It's Your Prerogative, But You're Saying It Wrong.

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2019/03/01

In this episode of You're Saying It Wrong, Kathy, Ross and Fletcher discuss prerogative and other examples of metathesis (switching letters or sounds around in a word) like prescription, foliage and cavalry.

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26:11

Tortuous Conversations Are Torturous | YSIW

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2019/02/15

In this episode of You're Saying It Wrong, we focus on "confusable words," also sometimes called "paronyms": words that look and/or sound very similar to each other but have different meanings.

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21:06

Wait. It's Not 'Spitting Image'? | YSIW

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2019/02/01

This episode is a bit of a departure for us. Instead of a specific word we tend to say wrong, Kathy and Ross present Fletcher with groups of words we say wrong. (That theme is still the same.)

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19:51

Rule Breakers | YSIW

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2019/01/18

It's probably obvious that we love rules at You're Saying It Wrong. So it's equally unnerving and thrilling when we get to break them. In this episode we're dealing with split infinitives, ending sentences with prepositions, and trying to "Latinize" English — all rules we are allowed to break!

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24:06

Clapboard: Say vs. Spell | YSIW

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2019/01/04

Do you pronounce things the way they're spelled rather than the way they're actually pronounced? This issue of "spelling pronunciation" was raised when Kathy and Ross sent the word clapboard to Fletcher. Which brought up other words like waistcoat, blackguard, and forehead. Has there been a shift toward (or towards, if you fall in that camp) spelling pronunciation?

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22:02

Octopus x 2 = ? | YSIW

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2018/12/21

In this episode, we talk about a lot of different words and how to pluralize them, but the specific question Kathy and Ross asked of our host, Fletcher Powell: "How do you say the plural of octopus?"

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