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 24, 2022, You’re Saying It Wrong received first place in Division B for Interview Podcasts from the Public Media Journalists Association. The awards recognize the best work in public media journalism from across the country.
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This week we rizz you up (did we say that right?) by looking at what dictionaries picked as the words of the year for 2023!
We look at the origins of some holiday-related words, including a reindeer controversy and a little bird that's surprisingly rude.
This week, we look at the official (?) rules of negativity in English.
Today we look at phrases that seem at first glance to mean something, but are actually complete nonsense.
Sometimes what we say or write can be grammatically correct but still make no sense whatsoever. Come along with us down this winding road...
Now that we're out of summer, it's finally cooled down enough for us to go outside to check the mailbox! We tackle some listener questions and pet peeves, and we take a look at a bizarre new phrase that's entered the language.