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You're Saying It Wrong
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You're Saying It Wrong episodes
- British-ismsWe look at why Americans love to talk like our friends from across the pond— or like to think that's what we're doing.30 min
- The Good Kind of StressToday we're looking at sentence stress and how the meaning of a sentence can completely change depending on which words you emphasize.30 min
- A message from You're Saying It WrongOuch! Unfortunately, we won't have an episode this week, because even more unfortunately, one of us had an accident and sustained a not-insignificant personal injury. Everything's basically ok, but, you know, it hurts, so we need a week off. Sorry about that, and we'll see you next week!2 min
- Return of the ConfusablesWe get back to one of our favorite topics: Words that sound a lot like other words but have totally different meanings.30 min
- Weird Word OriginsWe look at some words that we think are related to other words, but actually aren't. Except sometimes they are.30 min
- Pretending to be properWe look at some "rules" of the language that were mostly just made up so people could feel like they were speaking proper English.30 min
- Sticky, tricky grammar momentsWe run through some particularly confusing grammar mistakes and how sometimes we might think we’re saying one thing when we’re really saying another.30 min
- Psilence!We run through a few of the many, many English words that contain silent letters and some of the baffling reasons we pronounce those words the way we do.30 min
- The Latin CrazeWe dig into why certain words are spelled ridiculously thanks to a bunch of scholars a few hundred years ago who got a little too nutso about making everything look Latin.30 min
- Sneaky rules we don't know we followSome of us like to be rule breakers, but here are a few rules of the English language we can’t help but follow. And we probably don’t even know they exist.30 min
About You're Saying It Wrong
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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.You're Saying It Wrong is available to public radio stations through PRX.
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