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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We dip back into the mailbag to answer some listener questions, including one about a famous nonsense phrase.
This week: The thrilling conclusion of one of the most deceptively difficult spelling tests you're ever likely to come across.
Kathy and Ross give Fletcher one of the most deceptively difficult spelling tests you're ever likely to see.
This week, we're looking at words with literary origins. You may not know this, but sometimes writers just make words up.
1985 may not seem like a long time ago, but people back then had some pretty different ideas about how to speak "properly."
What does the stock market have to do with piracy in the West Indies? The Dutch, of course! (Really!)