. At the end of a sentence? thing (and, as illustrated, often prematurely ending a sentence that actually wasnt? They also cannot read digital clocks. I agree with your comments whole-heartedly, and also wish that more attention be paid in the school environment to identifying and correcting inappropriate speech and speech patterns. Its usually when someone is trying to express exasperation or frustration-uh. Valspeak is, like, short for the way Valley Girls talk that was, like, you know, so big Frank Zappa sang about it in 1982. I have heard right? at the end of sentences used frequently. Indeed, there's an ongoing conversation within public radio about the extent to which the industry asks some journalists to change their voices to conform to the (mostly white) voices that came before them. For me, the whole So thing is one of these pet peeves that makes me want to smash whatever device Im hearing the word played upon. For instance LAST becomes LOST. If you really sit down and read every word its a fascinating phenomenon. Sorry, but Im not pronouncing button as butt-ton. Sh to begin start and such, is New York City and environs, similar to yuge. OMG! YAY you found the bu**un I didnt read through all of the comments but one I didnt see mentioned is the common trend now, most especially (again) by young to even college aged females adding I am glad you are pointing them as incorrect and idiotic. You missed uh, um, well you know( the three words used together). Vocal fry is the most annoying thing on the planet to me. Hansen began acting at age 5, and was a cast member of a TV series on resisting peer pressure at 12. Sad, but true. I meant in first person plural. [sheepish grin], Lets not forget the verbal infestation known as seriously. Clearly, it morphed perhaps by laziness from Are you serious [about]?, 1) I call it the shopping list speech pattern: I went to the store and bought some EGGS.. got some MILK and some BACON But many English speakers dont really consider you as plural, because its indistinguishable from the singular, and so they perceive a gap in our pronoun system, which has been filled with a number of informal second-person plural pronouns: yall, you guys, yous guys, you-all, you lot (UK), etc. Its pervasive with men and women. Just like everyone else, sometimes reporters need a moment to collect their thoughts. The overuse of superlative adjectives. Allowing reporters to sound like themselves helps NPR reflect the variety of identities in its audience, and meet its long-term goal to "sound like America," with all of its diversity. In I Have Some Questions for You, Makkai has carefully crafted a novel that inhabits a strange interstitial space between a whodunit, a crime novel with a few elements plucked from found footage . It really does grate on the nerves. These five speech patterns have become rampant in interviews. I long to hear a host say Youre welcome in response. Were they all forced to attend the same course and drilled in this method before earning their hosting gigs? After she appeared live on Morning Edition for the first time, she received a detailed email from a listener, urging her to stop using filler words. Its definitely annoying! Maybe this has already been mentioned, but I find it a bit irksome when someone emphasizes the obvious by saying, Hello! As in, Everyone knows the Earth is round. Filet Mignon: Min-yoh, not min-yawn. Important..pronounced Im-por-ent. Sounds like a 2 year old learning to speak. NPR is moving announcer Sabrina Farhi out of her "primary" role reading its sponsorship credits, according to an email to member stations. It has an r in it (two , to be pendantic) and I am not a child. Is it the c thats throwing them, or are they getting it confused with the word anxious? They read out various super-chats & live comments, chat about various media happenings, but one host, Francis Foster (they are both stand up comedians too) repeatedly says absolutely in response to everything. Were all in this together. Uh, no we are not. Because anybody who over pronounces their ts and ss sounds annoying to me. I had to go to the stoooore, pick up the dry cleaniiiiiing, get some grocerrrrrriiiies, walk the doooooooog. etc. She suddenly realizes she slipped into AAVE for a few words because we were speaking casually. When I meet a person under the age of 40 who does not speak in this manner, I am surprised and delighted, and will go out of my way to let them know how much I appreciate their ability to communicate properly. Uggh! Then I grabbed a coffeeeee. Thats what it sounded like to me in your video. You can read opened up by the person being interviewed by a magazine or newspaper and it makes me cringe. Every slimy toady in gangster movies said yeah yeah yeah, Boss, I hear ya, I hear ya! . Voice. I do not want to hear anyone speaking with mosquito tones. No. She regularly records commercial voice overs for radio and tv as well as infomercial voice overs and direct response marketing for children's toys, health, fitness and beauty products. And whats with the puzzling trend of using a string of question marks for emphasis? The whiny and drawn-out words, how can I cite an example? So, like, gag me with a spoon, you know? Other wise, this is mostly normal talk for everyone. I am a white dude on the radio, and no one has EVER tweeted at me critiquing my voice. Did you see that? If I hear this on TV I change the channel. This usually entails drawn out words: Sooosomething reeeaally horrrribllllle happened todaaayyyy I broke my cat candlllllle.. (Pout face). Is there a name for this type of speaking? OMG! Im reading this because I am driven to distraction now that my husband has started constantly dropping the g from words ending in ing. When closed captioning cannot get a good portion of the words right, Houston we have a problem! If the person is on TV, I have to change the channel. More on that idea here. Glen Washington (Snap Judgment) is so smooth, I also like Gene Demby and Shereen Marisol Meraji (Code Switch). Ive heard narrators doing it on youtube videos. Any insight into where the hard G at the end of -ing is coming from? She has performed guest star roles on NBC's Parks & Recreation and HBO's Veep, working with Amy Poehler and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, respectively. But what to do with them then? AND.. hitting the G in words too hard I.E. Its kinda crazy, right? Uptalk or up speak are newer terms for ARI or Australian Rising Inflection which I am told is where it began. Nearly 15 years ago, a previous Public Editor bemoaned the lack of aural diversity on NPR. I find that more often there is not an understanding of why this might be appropriate, especially by my younger students & family members. Our language is being bastardised for their own purpose, throat fry, non-pronunciation, just being annoying. NPR's 50 Great Voices Entertainment: Music Voices. (And yes, she also hears a lot of feedback on her own voice.). May I direct my fellow annoyed speech watchers to a major culprit leading to these speech patterns? use of the phrase sort of in each statement you made. Kids used to be so proud when their cursive writing improved as they practiced it. What is that??? In addition, Ayesha is really the smartest and most inspiring reporter in Washington D.C. and speaks with an African-American Vernacular English accent while reporting. I growl at it when I hear it. walkeen instead of walking. She has performed in television, film, stage, voiceovers, and commercials. Dont run into nobody! (a parent to a child) This may be better: Please shut up!!! Its an epidemic among millennial actors, hosts, and cable news panelists/contributors. And also have heard does that make sense? from one particular Millenial. Super everything Super excited because its super boring and Im tired of being super disappointed. My friends who do these habits, they do this not just in english language, but also in our native language. Eleanor Beardsley, and other unique female radio voices. I mean, they really drew it out. To those of you who are staying up to date with these comments and following this thread, we just posted a compilation video in this blog. Nothing new! Also, old hardly known by an average individual, words, which are being now widely used. My god, every single female and some of the males end every sentence like its a question. I have asked you not to do that! I say something, along the lines of, Thats one way to ensure I dont talk; you dont have to listen to me. Then, I walk away seething, and loathing him more and more. One person in particular uses a combination of vocal fry (at times), saying so at the end of sentences, using upspeak, AND drawing words out (I guess while thinking of what to say). I see it in the office at work and from my 16 yr old Daughter. Hahaha Russell you are SPOT on! I think one that bothers me the most (and one worth further discussing) is the ever common not quite lisp that Ive noticed a lot in the media, especially when watching news anchors/reporters (as it is their job to clearly convey the report). And in setting forth a list of things that are alternatives, rather than saying whether its A or B or C they say whether its A, whether its B, whether its C. Like any job, radio journalism requires training. Just as NPR's reporting can expose listeners to new ideas, listening to national radio is an opportunity to hear voices from many backgrounds. Anything you can think of, no matter how tiny and insignificant it may be, can be described as a game changer. Ive also noticed uptalk transcends position and demographics. Shell draw out her sentences with filler words and phrases such as now this adding in a firm yeah this speak continues with nonsensical words until she brings in another thought. Its hard to come up with additional topics, since so many of the biggies were already discussed. One study found that young women with vocal fry were perceived as less competent and trustworthy. I say borough as burrow and mirror as mirror, not meara. Everything is now amazing. If I had my way all of the above media types would be banned outright at home, in school and in the workplace, as all of it makes me want to puke. Its not cute. Does anyone out there have any thoughts on any possible geographic relationship? I felt as though I learned something today. I have suffered through dozens of interviews with millennials, both male and female, who use vocal fry, up talk and verbal place holders as if their lives depended on it. is it hipster talk? During her 10-year tenure as Artistic Director, Lean & Hungry's shows were heard on public radio stations in 8 states and the District of Columbia, with an estimated audience of 42,000 listeners for each show. I must be getting old, I sound like my parents. A question mark has a specific purpose in the English language. In 2015, Chenjerai Kumanyika, a radio journalist and professor, published an essay on Transom.org that sparked a conversation about race and public radio. A tragic comment on our times, indeed. It seems to be many white females that Im noticing using this trend. Lets take a selfie of you and I. Im not ashamed to say that I have on frequent occasion shown these dim-witted types the door of my office immediately (usually upon hearing any hint of vocal fry, thats enough to do it), telling them to email me their query, which I then promptly delete without reading, and send them an auto-reply to that effect. Stripping is not music. There are so many of these annoying speech patterns and they are contagious. is a problem. This is a huge trend on YouTube right now and its quite annoying. But I find it truly obnoxious that every other sentence (or more) begins with the word Look. As a result, many teachers stopped teaching it. A study in 2014 found that although vocal fry, whether used by men or . Hell start a sentence, but then even before he gets to the part that he wants to bully you into agreeing with, hell stick in a right?! I dont see nobody there., Double negatives scream, I am uneducated! I once changed my childs preschool because his teacher said, We aint got no time for that. (Aint is another awful one.) I get annoyed when people on TV or radio speak too quickly while also using fillers such as umm or uh. Theres a woman at my healthcare providers office who uses upspeak constantly. Yes, I found this site while searching for Stephen Dubner annoying speech pattern. New words, why not? Yes!! Youre not insane. And everything is an experience this is a great millennial buzzword. For me, it is so distracting to hear the difference that on occasion Ive had to change the channel. It seems to me that in the course of the past couple of years stuDENT has become the preferred usage. Like, what about the kids, like mostly girls, that like say the word like, like every other word. Last week, Slate Lexicon Valley podcaster (and NPR On the Media host) Bob Garfield lamented a frightening tic invading American speech. I hear it all of the time especially as I live in a very affluent, lily white area. This is teh dropping of the letter g at the end of ing words, ie: singin goin droppin etc. Sucking on the teeth and smackingThis speaker does this , also. As a mother of 2 teens, I can certainly relate. Hello; I dont watch a lot of TV; but when I do I have to mute all the commercials. NPR seems to be doing a full-out Jessica Rabbit Via . It is very annoying! I mean, I dont know if Ive ever experienced anything like it grammatically in my entire 43 years, on this planet anyway. I do think it bothers some more than others, and once you key in on ityou hear it all the time, and it becomes more like nails on a chalkboard. I am so tired of women trying to sound like little girls and drawing out their s sounds. I first heard this on a home decorating tv show. Have you got any money, at all. Didnt sonds like Di-int, Couldnt sounds like Cou-int. Simstrom ascribes those criticisms to gender: "I have long had a theory that part of what people take issue with about our show is women speaking authoritatively about science.". thank you again for such a thoughtful response. Its rampant. Of course, that is a feeling that non-white, non-male, non-midwesterners have felt for most of the history of broadcasting. They rise the inflection of the words at the end of every sentence. I really enjoy everyones comments and insights! I honestly want to slap the crap out of people who super abuse the word super! Filler words mean people are thinking in the moment, he added. Finally, the other habit that seems to be spreading is the use of the schwamostly women but not exclusivelyperhaps the thought is that it makes them seem more cultured. My goodness, there are annoying speech patterns in every language, and by sex. I have assumed theyre trying to sound British, which may also account for the glottal stop (i think thats the correct term) in words like curtain, mountain, sweeten etc. It infuriates me, especially if NPR is on before my coffee. Tomorrow WILL be a hot day or At one point in the history of the English language, you was the *plural* second-person pronoun, and thou was singular. ", Another listener from Minnesota wrote that "millennial correspondents" who speak with vocal fry "seems to counter NPR's high standards. Ive get so annoyed when people do that!! It starts at home and moves to the classroom. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. I have a friend who can code switch very well. As leading lady in Synetic Family Theatre's "The Fisherman and the Golden Fish," she and the cast earned the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Production of Theatre for Young Audiences. 3) HGTV shows are the worst for this offensive language. Grown men purposely deforming their mouth to speak like a FREAK! Anywho.. Im low on fuel so Im gonna stop and fill up Fine. Whenever I hear someone begin a statement with Look, I long to interrupt and say, Im looking.. Have I become a crotchety old fart or is Idiocracy truly upon us? Theres always something! Their thinking is that they are being fake if they change up. Investigating these complaints opens a window into a long-running debate in the public radio community: what or more precisely, who should NPR sound like? It's BS. OK. How about the recent clipping to the end of some words. Example.. I appreciate your attention to the proper usage of the English, especially since its NOT your native language, and the respect you hold for it. I am finding it increasingly more difficult to watch television, or listen to certain radio broadcasters, due to distracting speech patterns and styles. )and the latest affliction.WaitWHAT ??. Other specialties include female narration voice overs for corporate narration, web videos, tutorials, explainer videos and technical medical narration. It will not be a sad day for me when vocal fry becomes a bygone trend. I began to notice it more and more on TV and in real life and decided that whoever started this trend should be banished to Antarctica for the remainder of his/her life. Okayone more and Im done. I have noticed lately female newscasters seemingly trying to avoid monotony by raising then lowering the pitch of the last syllable in a sentence. She pointed out that Ira Glass, the host of This American Life who has an iconic radio voice, uses a lot of vocal fry. Its good to see I am not. YESSSS!,,,,,, the staccato speech is driving me away from tv. I simply changed the channel on my tv. Also, why has everyone started turning ts to ds. They must be changed Out. Ive forgone many a great podcast topic due to vocal fry or overuse of right. You know This phrase is increasingly being usedat the beginning of the sentence as a lead-in. Yet many here dont seem to question their own speech patterns or prejudices. Yes, I understand that my fixated attention on these patterns is what is causing me to be distracted. It irritates me to see UR instead of you are or switched RU ,are you? Some of it likely occurs between people very familiar with each other. Every time I hear her voice, I immediately reach for the volume and turn it down. I agree with all the comments. I notice the upspeak and vocal is prevalent mostly among young white females than anything else..but the valspeak..that is pretty universal..especially I find people my age use it as mostly fillers vs pauses when they are gathering their thoughts with like so ya know..I got 5 siblings w an equal balance of male and females and my parents growing up were drove up the wall by our over use of like. I am so happy that I found this website! It appears "almost exclusively among women, and young women. At work, I am surrounded by intelligent and well-educated women in their 20s to 40s who speak this way. Literally, actually, etc. 12 pt times new roman double spaces face to face conversations. Spot on! Some of the family members have a better capacity to use words, language & phraseology than others that still use upspeak, vocalfry, text slang & whining. 2) pumped and stoked for excited Then on the other extreme we have ABSOLUTELY. Mostly female but males do it too. 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