You're Saying It Wrong

KMUW

Comedy Education

Latest episode

231 episodes

Let's See What Sticks
12/27/2025 | 37 mins.
As we reach the end of the year, we get some grab-bag whiplash with English questions and conundrums from all over the language spectrum.
Anachronyms
12/20/2025 | 31 mins.
This week, we look at some words that have come unstuck in time.
A Plethora of Plurals! (Encore)
12/13/2025 | 30 mins.
What could be more fun for the holidays than digging into the bizarre world of Latin and Greek plurals? Nothing! That's what! (This episode originally aired on 12/14/24.)
Abbrs.
12/06/2025 | 34 mins.
We extend our quiz about abbreviated words into a second episode, and Kathy learns that people don't always do things just to look fancy (a lot of the time they do, though!).
Mailbag Day!
11/29/2025 | 32 mins.
We answer a few listener questions, including one about a changing pronunciation that drives one person nuts, and another about abbreviations that leads us to some surprising (and confusing) places.

More Comedy podcasts

About You're Saying It Wrong

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.

Podcast website

Comedy Education History Society & Culture Language Learning