You're Saying It Wrong

By KMUW

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. Hoste... more

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The podcast currently has 312 episodes available.

You're Saying It Wrong episodes:

March 21, 2026 Register and Power
Today we have a wide-ranging discussion about the words we use, when we use them, and the enormous power they can have.
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33min
March 14, 2026 Broadening Our Horizons
Sometimes words get a whole lot less specific over time, and sometimes people get really mad about that!
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32min
March 07, 2026 Beginnings and Endings
We look at how a tiny little prefix or suffix can completely change the meaning of a word. Or how it could do nothing at all!
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33min
February 28, 2026 Banished and Un-Banished Words
We finish our discussion of the words people would like to see banned from the English language in 2026 and then we uncover some uncommonly odd things about one particular prefix.
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33min
February 21, 2026 Banish These Words! (Some of them... at least for a little while)
We go through a list of words people want to banish in 2026 and then take a swing over to the weird world of contractions. You ain't heard nothin' yet!
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34min
February 14, 2026 Valentine's Day, When Our Thoughts Turn to Lufu
We explore all sorts of love and love-related words as we honor St. Valentine (and some other unexpected saints).
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39min
February 07, 2026 [Re]Bracketing
We look at how much a word can change if we just give it a little nudge this way or that, which leads us into a discussion of how certain Arabic words made their way into English.
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36min
January 31, 2026 Chances Are... You're Spelling It Wrong
We look at the top 10 most commonly misspelled words. Watch those double letters!
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35min
January 24, 2026 It's a Cold One Out There!
It's been a strange winter so far, so let's talk about some strange winter words! Brrrrrrrrrr!!!
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37min
January 17, 2026 Either/Or
We indulge in one of our favorite pastimes: quibbling over tiny differences in the way people say things. What fun!
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35min

FAQs about You're Saying It Wrong:

How many episodes does You're Saying It Wrong have?

The podcast currently has 312 episodes available.

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