!, as well as misusing words like adulting. (Thats okay, Verla. Like, what about the kids, like mostly girls, that like say the word like, like every other word. My goodness! I was going to ask her if she had a sore throat but decided to be nice and just get the hell out of there as quickly as possible. They sound exhausted or out of breath. The sound of 2020 America is a chirpy vocal fry. Its hit the English language strong in just the past year or so, right? Speech patterns seem to trend quite quickly. And that is how I found your comment lol! Merry fucking xmas. Wish the tv stations would actually listen to their employeesfemale reporters are the WORST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! As Ted brought up a few posts up: the ubiquitous use of the words sort of by media drives me nuts! I didnt know there was a word for that! I get all excited about what Im telling, when he suddenly blurts out, Finish a sentence! I am confounded; I get angry; I reiterate, for the umpteenth time, I cant help it! I agree with all the comments. Im sorry to say that the age old requirement to communicate accurately both verbally and in writing, and to effectively be your true self while communicating, is rapidly being lost to us all, in favour of these Social Media / Reality TV educated fools who cant be bothered to spell a word properly or fully, or string a coherent sentence together without an emoji! To me, it sounds like theyve actually forgotten to end the word and let that final syllable continue to sound out for an extended period. Monkey hear, Monkey say! Speaking to Terry Gross on Fresh Air, linguist Penny Eckert described a preliminary study she conducted that asked participants to listen to two clips one with creak and one without. You might think of Terry Gross' velvety timbre. Maybe it is that when I hear those tones I think Im about to be bitten. One listener from Massachusetts wrote: "We are writing to express our concern about the prevalence of the vocal fry affectation adopted by too many of your broadcast correspondents. It seems that amazing has become the new awesome. Worst laugh is definitely Dan Pashman (The Sporkful). I dont consider it thoughtful because the next word follows immediately. 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. Politician: Look, we in my state believe that those people working in the aerospace industry are important. ", It's not quite clear where the style comes from, but Mae West is often cited as an example, so it's not a new phenomenon. Yeah, naa, yeah is, similar to the Yeah, nowait, what?. The letter A seems to be the guiding light. That authenticity is key to NPR's original mission to "celebrate the human experience as infinitely varied." Listen to Dr. Blassey Ford. Sam Sanders, host of NPR's It's Been A Minute, records a segment at NPR West on September 24, 2018. I have also noticed when people use a hard g instead of a soft or silent g in many words. It was made popular by chef Gordon Ramsden. She helps people who find they sound monotone, sing-songy or low-energy. Epic, etc. Fabulous opinions everybody: a terrific discussion! Back in the day you would be fired for delivering news that way. Help. They clearly make a conscious decision to not have Black announcers speaking in the dominant Black American Vernacular English. She is one of the favorite voices in the NPR. Endlessly irritating to me and I agree, it does sound affected. The Kardashions, though not typical, offer a great example of many of these trending patterns. Recent research into vocal fry suggests that women do indeed have a tougher go of it than men when their voices slip into a lower register. 3 length vs. lenth, H (long a and ch) vs. (long a and shuss), streaming vs. shreaming. This collection would be much funnier if the written intro didnt include a sentence beginning I mean Im glad to discover I am not alone. Look at any Hugh Grant movie, and youll see. I watch a lot of YouTube news videos and even a simple yes/no question is nearly always answered by starting with So, I mean.. ^ That, I hear all the time (Southern California). So, what weve found in our research is that people tend to add this word as a way to sound informal yet still be an expert.. They're actually choosing their path and doing the steering.". These are commentators, announcers, and reporters!! The ingredients were super fresh and it tasted super amazing!, The car we bought drives super fast! Hansen has served on the Mills College Alumnae Steering Committee; the Washington, DC, chapter Arts Committee of the Brandeis University Alumni Board; the National Society of Arts and Letters; and as judge for the Mr. District of Columbia Benefit Competition. A lazy speech habit that grates on my nerves is the use of Also too. I long to hear a host say Youre welcome in response. People use Right? as a complete sentence. Who is telling people to jut their bottom jaw out and keep their tongue from going past their teeth? She also created and hosted two seasons of Lean & Hungry's award-winning podcast. Sounding clear and natural on air takes time and practice. She, indeed, speaks in a style you typically don't hear on serious news channels which NPR is special for . To add to the I mean, is .I feel like, I have the pleasure of working with some folks that include these in every single spoken sentence. I growl at it when I hear it. My purpose in searching phrases that led me here was the very annoying yeah, no or visa versa. . I see it in the office at work and from my 16 yr old Daughter. The one voice that NPR does have on hand that presents a good marriage of youthful freshness and traditional diction while remaining pleasing and understandable is David Greene, currently on Morning Edition. These are interior designers and contractors. I would be happy to hear the word amazing without the word super in front of it. Can you tell us about the car accident you witnessed today? The sad thing is people who should know better obviously dont.murlean. Even if the people indulging in these patterns have an incredibly high IQ, the patterns work against them by making them: Despite all the detriments of allowingthose patterns to unconsciously creep into your own conversational lexicon, people are falling prey at rapid rates. Thanks for confirming that its a new thing. But when used in television, radio, or print, I boil uncontrollably. Person 1: I went to a concert yesterday and it was very entertaining! Other wise, this is mostly normal talk for everyone. And I give a slight nod to the d in Wednesday. So, I woke uuuuup. Good to know I am not the only person being annoyed by the way women robot-speak to the latest trend. This one has been around for ages but, you know, its been given new life with a new use you cant help but constantly hear if you listen for it. No, you are hearing maybe a regional pronunciation. 4) Replacing the good old annoying no problem with the nearly arrogant no worries. Another big offender is the reality tv show, e.g. You obviously havent heard anyone say super over and over. Like many here, I listen to a good deal of NPR-ish broadcasts and podcasts. I am a white dude on the radio, and no one has EVER tweeted at me critiquing my voice. Ken, can you give some examples regarding Dr. Ford? Its lazy and not particularly descriptive. This is a great discussion! That drives me INSANE!!!! I have been trying to figure out why so so many people in TV commercials speak with a lisp. Scott Detrow, a politics reporter, is a white man. Does that mean that Aussies and New Zealanders are not sure of themselves? It is always annoying, but sometimes makes the report(s) unlistenable. It is hard to describe but Ive narrowed it down to when a woman has to tell a story or recount something that has a list of things in it. Soooo, this car just ran through a stop sign.. ARE YOU READING ME A BEDTIME STORY? The pay is $18 an hour, and Id start on next Monday, soyeah. (My 18-yo granddaughter, recently). its so not fairah!!. After she pointed this out to me, I hear an appalling number of people that half hiss/lisp when they speak on reputable news programs. Arent there any metrics showing that people fast forward when they come on? speech pattern had a name, because someone in my house started doing it and they are driving me crazy! I simply changed the channel on my tv. For example: People who do not know the difference between fewer and less and when to use them correctly. Im not trying to be critical or mean, but it used to be if you had a speech impediment, you went to speech therapy and got rid of it before you went on public media. I came here to see if anyone else had noticed that young women are suddenly dropping the T sound in the middle of wordsor if maybe theyd been doing it all along and I only just noticed and am now hearing it everywhere. Sh to begin start and such, is New York City and environs, similar to yuge. News Media and Teachers are mispronouncing this word. What is that??? I saw it as SORE-ree. every word. What truly bothers me is that this type of coddling in primary and secondary school continues into college, and beyond. I cannot remember any time that the person uttering that delusional phrase wasnt in political arts.. But journalists can sound clear without all sounding the same. The young woman interviewing them had the most annoying high pitched upspeak that I could not continue, and when I read the comments, many people commented on how annoying the so-called journalist was. An improper use is saying that everything that you feel is great, is awesome. You two have made so many excellent points! -aahh to extend words. https://youtu.be/gGEit7Fg9HU. I thought I was being a stodgy Gen Xer in feeling profound contempt for these news pundits on CNN and MSNBC I just keep yelling at my TV: you sound like a moron! Theyre clearly not morons though many are well-educated and very smart but when they say right? and start a sentence with so they sound like idiots. Let me explain this simple thing to you dummies. I dont know nothing about that. It reminds me of the French who often tack on a oui or non at the end of a sentence, non? Everyone does this now, it seems, and it drives me nuts ( especially when people start it and only list ONE THInnnnnng and not another). Now that Im working remotely full-time, I have become actually aware of the speech patterns of the people I work with! Politicians and reporters insist on saying Look before spewing a profound statement. Young women of all nationalities reporting from the most secluded parts of the world use these odd tones, rhythms and inflections. (Said in a condescending nerd voice: So. document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Debbie Grattan is a top-rated professional female voice over talent with more than 25 years of experience delivering voice over services worldwide. Especially when hearing service providers use it after customers express thanks. Wait, what is the worst, because it pretends to be clever and original, and is the polar opposite of both. It may have been the one I just quoted. I am so happy that I found this website! It was the most annoying thing I had ever heard. I relate to it now as it is the absolutely worst thing ever and the commercial uses the cymbals to change it into some great thing, which it is not. He transcribed what she had said, changed the text color of "a few errors" to red, and suggested his own improvements in green brackets. Thanks for your views on the topic of whether or not the voice of Barbaro . I think females tend to do this more often and more dramatically. why do young women want to sound freaky? What I was really searching for is the new pattern that my daughter seems..touse. Its done a lot in the German language, too (which makes sense, if you think about it). 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