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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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29:13

Getting a B on the SAT

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2024/11/16

The letter of the week is "B," as we move on to the second part in our series looking at the hardest words on the SAT.

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29:12

A Little Stress Relief

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2024/11/09

This week, we're here to help you relax a little bit by telling you that some of those little language mistakes that raise your blood pressure might not actually be mistakes.

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29:13

Electoral Confusion

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2024/11/02

With the U.S. election upon us, Kathy and Ross quiz Fletcher on the pronunciation and origins of some words related to our democratic process.

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29:23

It's Getting Spoooooky Again

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2024/10/26

Just in time for Halloween, we're talking about some of the creepy parts of the language world, including ghost words and some horrifying hyphens.

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29:22

Italian Food!

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2024/10/19

We're looking at the differences between what people in Italy call their food and what they call it in one very specific place in the world (here's a hint: Tony Soprano has a lot to say about this).

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29:23

Make No Mistake

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2024/10/12

We return to one of our favorite topics: mistakes that aren't really mistakes, even though a whole lot of people will tell you they're mistakes.

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29:24

The "Most" Words

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2024/10/05

A Merriam-Webster poll sets off our conversation today as we make our picks for the most overrated word, the most underrated word, the most pleasant word to say, and a number of other mosts, bests, and worsts.

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29:22

Of Course! A Mere Trifle.

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2024/09/28

There are a whole lot of things you can say when someone thanks you for something... But what do they all really mean?

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29:24

The Hidden World of Syllable Stress

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2024/09/21

We continue our fascination with rules we don't know we know with a look at the importance of where we put the stress when we say words out loud.

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29:23

Let's Hop Across the Pond

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2024/09/14

Jump in your estate car and head to the chemist, this week we're looking at some British equivalents of American English words.

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29:22

Getting an A on the SAT

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2024/09/07

The letter of the day is "A"! We're getting you (or your kids) ready for the SATs with some tricky vocabulary from the beginning of the alphabet.

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29:23

We Simply Must Talk About Modal Verbs

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2024/08/31

Must, could, should, shall, might, may... We dig into the weird, wiggly, weaselly world of modal verbs.

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29:24

Let's Hit the Beach

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2024/08/24

Grab your swimsuit! Or your bathing suit. That's up to you. We're heading to the beach for a look at the language of tides, waves, and other things beachy.

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29:01

Now is the winter of our discontent made brat summer

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2024/08/17

With Charli XCX sparking a summer phenomenon, we take a look at the nature of slang: who uses it, why we use it, and how we need to be very careful with it.

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29:24

Back-formations

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2024/08/10

Today we look at words that came from other words even though we think the second word should have come first.

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29:25

Silly Rules (Or, the Unpredictability of the English...

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2024/08/03

Today, we look at language rules that are rules sometimes, and rules that don't make sense. Well, they make some sense. Whatever. They're rules, anyway.

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29:24

The Etymology Olympics

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2024/07/27

With the world's greatest sporting event upon us, we look at the origins of some sports-related words.

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29:23

Is This a Fossil? Or Just Some Dumb Old Rock?

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2024/07/20

A listener question prompts us to think about words like rehabilitate, revamp, and nonplussed, and whether we can be plussed about habilitating and vamping, or if we're just talking nonsense.

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29:24

The Ambiguity of English (Is the Name of My Jazz Band)

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2024/07/13

This week, we're talking ambiguous words and ambiguous phrases– sometimes we think we know what we're saying and sometimes we're really wrong.

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29:24

It's a Dead Language, I Always Say

You"re Saying It Wrong ·

2024/07/06

Latin may be dead, but we still use it every day. This week we look at some common Latin phrases and what they actually mean.

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