You're Saying It Wrong

By KMUWComedy Society & Culture Education History Language Learning

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You're Saying It Wrong episodes

August 05, 2022 Wait... Is There a Difference? Part 2
After we take another (brief) run at the lie/lay problem, we continue our discussion of words we often use interchangeably that might actually have different meanings.
35 min
July 22, 2022 Wait... Is There a Difference?
A listener question has us talking about words we often use interchangeably that actually might mean different things.
39 min
July 11, 2022 Happy 100!
We celebrate our 100th episode with a bunch of listener questions, including some age-old language controversies and even a question from someone we've driven to drink...
50 min
July 08, 2022 Hold Tight!
We had such a great response to the call for listener questions for the 100th episode of You're Saying It Wrong that we decided to take a little extra time to sift through them. It will be a few more days before that episode comes out, but it'll be worth the wait!
31 min
June 24, 2022 Phrasal Verbs | YSIW
Listen up! After we learn not to take investing advice from Kathy, we move on to a discussion of phrasal verbs. What are phrasal verbs, you ask? Stick around to find out...
35 min
June 20, 2022 Join in the Celebration! (A Small Request)
You're Saying It Wrong's 100th episode is on the horizon, and we have a special request.
2 min
June 10, 2022 You're spelling it wrong... again
In honor of the National Spelling Bee, we return to our trip through the list of most commonly misspelled words in the English language. Wait... misspelled? Mispelled? Mis-spelled? These darn double letters... Also, we start out with a brief discussion that is *chef's kiss*.
42 min
May 27, 2022 A dangling modifier walks into a bar...
Jumping off from some recent Twitter confusion, we look at how much trouble there can be when we misplace our modifiers, or just let them dangle in the wind. Recording this podcast, no animals were harmed.
31 min
May 13, 2022 Dead Grammar Is? | YSIW
We set aside our usual games and quizzes for a wide-ranging discussion about the necessity of grammar rules, when we need them and when we don't, who gets to decide what's "right" and what's "wrong," and whether we need to rethink that.
54 min
April 29, 2022 Genericide | YSIW
We continue on with our discussion of trademarks by looking at words that were once trademarked, but have become so widely used that they've actually lost that trademark. Also, Kathy sings! And Ross explains why he never sings.
39 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.…