Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchGetting a Little Too Fancy
After we talk a bit about some British/American English pronunciation differences, we'll take a look at a few words that listeners think are simply t…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Pet Peeve-a-Palooza! (Part 2)
We continue sifting through the language complaints that drive our listeners up the wall.
7 months ago
Pet Peeve-a-Palooza! (Part 1)
We've been asking, you've delivered! It's time to tackle our pile of listener pet peeves. Get ready to be annoyed! (In a good way.)
7 months, 1 week ago
Calques
We look at word-for-word translations from other languages that become common phrases in English.
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Getting an F on the SAT
No, this time the F isn't for for Fail, it's for Fun! And Fantastic! And Fabulous! We return to our series looking at the hardest words ever found on…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
A message from You're Saying It Wrong
Hey everyone, a little bit of bad news this week. We weren’t able to record a new show due to some unforeseen circumstances. But you can always dive …
8 months ago
Irish Names Are My Pet Piamh
A listener email prompts us to try to get a handle on Irish spellings and pronunciations. It doesn't go well!
8 months, 1 week ago
An E-Prime Cut of Beef
What happens when you remove an entire verb from the English language? Chaos! Well, not quite. But it used to cause Kathy quite a bit of consternatio…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
In the Heighths
We tackle a few listener emails about some unusual pet peeves, including people tacking an extra sound on the end of the word "height," and another w…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Petty Pet Peeves for Persnickety Pedants
We'll dive into some common mistakes and pet peeves we have regarding the literary world, and then Kathy and Ross challenge Fletcher to another round…
9 months ago