Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
1985 may not seem like a long time ago, but people back then had some pretty different ideas about how to speak "properly."
You're Saying It Wrong was recorded and produced at KMUW studios and is part of the NPR Podcast Network. Thanks to our language experts, Kathy Petras and Ross Petras. You can follow them at their website: kandrpetras.comThe show was produced by Fletcher Powell, with help from Beth Golay, Lu Anne Stephens, Kate Hutchens and Karlee Cooper. KMUW engineers are Mark Statzer and Torin Andersen. You're Saying It Wrong the book was published by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House, as was their book, That Doesn't Mean What You Think It Means. You can find the books at your local independent bookstore.Want to be notified whenever we have a new episode? Sign up for the You're Saying It Wrong email notification right here.
1985 may not seem like a long time ago, but people back then had some pretty different ideas about how to speak "properly."
You're Saying It Wrong was recorded and produced at KMUW studios and is part of the NPR Podcast Network. Thanks to our language experts, Kathy Petras and Ross Petras. You can follow them at their website: kandrpetras.comThe show was produced by Fletcher Powell, with help from Beth Golay, Lu Anne Stephens, Kate Hutchens and Karlee Cooper. KMUW engineers are Mark Statzer and Torin Andersen. You're Saying It Wrong the book was published by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House, as was their book, That Doesn't Mean What You Think It Means. You can find the books at your local independent bookstore.Want to be notified whenever we have a new episode? Sign up for the You're Saying It Wrong email notification right here.
