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Back to SearchWe Are Loath (Loathe?) To Confuse These Words | YSIW
After Fletcher vents his rage about a word he's starting to hear being misused more and more often, and then Kathy and Ross answer a listener questio…
4 years, 9 months ago
We're Incredulous That These Words Are Confused | YSIW
We return to our trip through the alphabet of commonly confused words, picking up with the letter "F", maybe skipping a few that are boring, and head…
4 years, 9 months ago
A Word Or Two About Portmanteaus | YSIW
Grab your two favorite words, smoosh 'em up together, and you got yourself a portmanteau! After Fletcher gets over some initial confusion, Kathy and …
4 years, 9 months ago
Words We D-E-F-initely Confuse | YSIW
We continue our trip through the alphabet of commonly confused words as we tackle the letters D, E, and F... or that's the plan anyway, sometimes we …
4 years, 10 months ago
Tossing Words Around Willy-Nilly | YSIW
This episode we'll dig into some words (and one punctuation mark!) that we toss around willy-nilly that maybe we don't totally, completely understand…
4 years, 10 months ago
More Fun With Fossils! | YSIW
Today, we're digging up some fossil words! To wit: We'll wade through the flotsam and jetsam of words that have lost all their meaning to us except i…
4 years, 11 months ago
The ABCs Of Confused Words | YSIW
We start with a quick lightning round of the most mispronounced names of 2020, followed by a TRIPLE redundancy from a listener, and then we'll tackle…
4 years, 11 months ago
Redundant Language Redundancies | YSIW
Prompted by a listener email about pet peeves, we'll look at redundant phrases people use every day, and talk about how sometimes redundancy... can b…
5 years ago
Innovate Your Way Into Some Jargon Solutions | YSIW
It's time for the airing of grievances! We'll toss around our least favorite examples of business jargon and PR puffery—it's a good, old-fashioned gr…
5 years ago
Food! Glorious Food! (Part 2) | YSIW
We dig into the second half of our holiday feast with some pasta, hot and cold soups, ancient grains, and even a little digestif. Plus, we'll take an…
5 years, 1 month ago