153 episodes

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 KMUW

    • Education
    • 4.8 • 149 Ratings

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.

    Weird Word Origins

    Weird Word Origins

    We look at some words that we think are related to other words, but actually aren't. Except sometimes they are.

    • 29 min
    Pretending to be proper

    Pretending to be proper

    We look at some "rules" of the language that were mostly just made up so people could feel like they were speaking proper English.

    • 29 min
    Sticky, tricky grammar moments

    Sticky, tricky grammar moments

    We run through some particularly confusing grammar mistakes and how sometimes we might think we’re saying one thing when we’re really saying another.

    • 29 min
    Psilence!

    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.

    • 29 min
    The Latin Craze

    The Latin Craze

    We 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.

    • 29 min
    Sneaky rules we don't know we follow

    Sneaky rules we don't know we follow

    Some 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.

    • 29 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
149 Ratings

149 Ratings

P-Tam ,

Attention all nerds!!

This show is fabulous. Lots of fun spelling, definition and vocabulary tips and they don’t take themselves to seriously! Sometimes I am laughing out loud in my car. Thanks so much to the creators!

airedale mom ,

Fun-u-tainmet!

That’s what this podcast is! If you’re not sure, it’s a word, I’m sure Kathy and Ross will tell us.
Listening to Cathy, Ross, and Fletcher discuss the craziness of the English language is just laugh out loud funny. Give it a whirl!

Peg4!!!! ,

Why is English so weird? Solved!

This podcast is so much fun and so informative! I enjoy the discussions and the relationship between the hosts. They educate and keep it real at the same time. Thanks, and please keep ‘em coming!

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