Now that we have 17 episodes behind us, it's time for a little housekeeping. No, we're not debating the pronunciation of the word "housekeeping," but instead are cleaning up a few odds and ends, answering questions raised from recent episodes.

Fletcher turned the tables on Kathy and Ross and selected a word for them in this episode. How do you say flaccid? Or succinct? How about accessory? Those double 'c' words are becoming tricky!

Fletcher turned the tables on Kathy and Ross and selected a word for them in this episode. How do you say flaccid ? Or succinct ? How about accessory ? Those double 'c' words are becoming tricky!

On this episode of You're Saying It Wrong, Kathy and Ross explain the notion of the magic "e". Does that "e" have anything to do to hyperbole, epitome, Hermione, and Aphrodite? And speaking of Aphrodite, why does hermaphrodite — the combination of Hermes and Aphrodite — play by different rules?

On this episode of You're Saying It Wrong, Kathy and Ross explain the notion of the magic "e" . Does that "e" have anything to do to hyperbole , epitome , Hermione , and Aphrodite ? And speaking of Aphrodite, why does hermaphrodite — the combination of Hermes and Aphrodite — play by different rules? It's all here: - You're Saying It Wrong was recorded and produced at KMUW studios. Thanks to our language experts, Kathy Petras and Ross Petras. You can follow them at their website: kandrpetras.com

In this episode of You're Saying It Wrong, Kathy, Ross and Fletcher discuss jibe vs. jive. They also look at the origins and connotations of "jive" from the 1920s to today.

In this episode of You're Saying It Wrong , Kathy, Ross and Fletcher discuss jibe vs. jive . They also look at the origins and connotations of "jive" from the 1920s to today. And our listener question asks why we pronounce primer as "primmer" when we're talking about the little instructional booklets, when the rules of English would seem to indicate we should pronounce it with a long "i", like we do when we're talking about an undercoat of paint. So much to discuss... - You're Saying It Wrong

In this episode of You're Saying It Wrong, Kathy, Ross and Fletcher discuss prerogative and other examples of metathesis (switching letters or sounds around in a word) like prescription, foliage and cavalry.

In this episode of You're Saying It Wrong , Kathy, Ross and Fletcher discuss prerogative and other examples of metathesis (switching letters or sounds around in a word) like prescription , foliage and cavalry .

In this episode of You're Saying It Wrong , we focus on "confusable words," also sometimes called "paronyms": words that look and/or sound very similar to each other but have different meanings.