You're Saying It Wrong
Series produced by KMUW
Tricky pronunciations, language controversies, grammar pet peeves, the weird, wild history of everyday words, and everything else we love about this bizarre language we call English, we’ve got it all!
Host Fletcher Powell is joined each week by Kathy and Ross Petras, siblings and language experts who’ve written numerous books about English and its quirks and pitfalls. The trio approach language with humor, curiosity, and lots and lots of laughter, in a show more than a few people have called “Car Talk for language.”
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With the world's greatest sporting event upon us, we look at the origins of some sports-related words.
Bought by KRPS
- Added: Jul 24, 2024
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
A listener question prompts us to think about words like rehabilitate, revamp, and nonplussed, and whether we can be plussed about habilitating and...
Bought by KRPS
- Added: Jul 17, 2024
- Length: 28:59
- Purchases: 1
This week, we're talking ambiguous words and ambiguous phrases. Sometimes we think we know what we're saying and sometimes we're really wrong.
Bought by KRPS
- Added: Jul 10, 2024
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
Latin may be dead, but we still use it every day. This week, we look at some common Latin phrases and what they actually mean.
- Added: Jul 03, 2024
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
Who are we? What are we doing here? This episode will introduce listeners to host Fletcher Powell and language experts Kathy Petras and Ross Petras...
- Added: Jan 30, 2024
- Length: 28:59
- Purchases: 4
