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!, WAIT-aahh. 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. Its not even super cute. Where did that come from?? Objective reality, for some folks, must be something that just happens to others. We all must remember to keep our minds sharp and active. She played a pregnant workplace harasser in Coastal Training Technologies' "Drop by Drop," which earned CINE's Special Jury Award. Drop the phrases now and you can think of it as an easy,inexpensive way to outshine 85 percent of your competitors in that next job interview. Such as: NO-aahh!, STOP-aahh! Wish the tv stations would actually listen to their employeesfemale reporters are the WORST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! These hip speech patterns are used by women in, I would say 90% of the conversations Im involved with or hearing out in public. Their thinking is that they are being fake if they change up. NPR= National Propaganda Radio Taxpayers should demand their hard earned dollars not be spent on this Lefty Commie Drivel. walkeen instead of walking. AND.. hitting the G in words too hard I.E. I seem to see/hear it all the time nowadays, normally just after someone has clearly explained the facts around something, but the person reading/hearing it feels the need to demand the person giving out the information to Wait! so they can then ask them What?, as though what theyve just heard is complete nonsense, simply because they havent, (or so it comes across), been able to comprehend it the first time around. Like things like like because its just, like, beyond ubiquitous and you already know about it. 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. The marketing profession is an enemy to communicationmuch like the buzzspeak in 1984. Just because theres a stringor SHTRingof letters composed of an s, t and a nearby r, doesnt mean that English suddenly and surreptitiously morph into German pronunciation. The reason is because. The over use of the word like doesnt bother me too much. How did this start? For example: Ummm also people who ummm say ummmm uncontrollably as well as the yeah, no phrase that is everywhere. Are you listening to me? and our I really enjoy everyones comments and insights! Vocal fry. If it tickles, don't back off, you're doing it right! Dont run into nobody! (a parent to a child) Its also a telltale sign along with being a 20-something vlogger who films herself eating/showering/walking a rat dog of narcissistic personality disorder. Yes, Pattie Parker!! OMG! Now that youve become painfully aware of my top five annoying speech patterns, please share your ownspeech pattern pet peeves. This is teh dropping of the letter g at the end of ing words, ie: singin goin droppin etc. Or I mean, Im not lyin when I say My Wife just rolls her eyes and says get a life lol. Maybe we could call it Blah-de-Blah Speak. Its lazy and not particularly descriptive. Uptalk or up speak are newer terms for ARI or Australian Rising Inflection which I am told is where it began. Tripp, I agree completely. Mostly female but males do it too. , Your email address will not be published. Then I went to the gyyyyyym. OKIE Every sentence is spoken as a question, whether it is or not. Great article. I first noticed it when Joanna Gains talked and now I notice it everywhere. Yep, that's right. Kind of (or sort of) This tidbit is used anywhere in the middle, as a way to not say what you really mean. 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. Anywho.. Person 2: So, did you ever get to visit your mother in Phoenix?, If you are just answering someone elses previous question, DO NOT begin with So. It starts at home and moves to the classroom. Its good to see I am not. The staccato, infantile voices of the most cultured, educated, experienced, expert young women must have some scientific basis. Any insight into where the hard G at the end of -ing is coming from? Stop talking like that!. The ending gah sound, as in reading-gah drives me nuts. After living abroad for over a decade, I noticed in the mid-1990s that, in the workplace, every female in a supervisory position seemed compelled to preface nearly every declarative sentence with, At this time. It was quite ridiculous to hear something like, At this tiiiime, we do not have a vacancy, but wed like to talk to you, so At this tiiime, can you tell me if you could come in at 10:00 on Thursday? But I find it truly obnoxious that every other sentence (or more) begins with the word Look. There are several blogs online, written by women who think society needs to stop being critical of their way of talking; i.e. Manhattan is apparently now Manhadden. What's a listener to do when they hear a voice that they don't like? ago Agree, I have shuddered more than once when she consistently uses mildly incorrect grammar. Please. As in, Yo, Im tellin you, shtraight up, this thing is yuge, aight?, Yes, no I dont like all of those bad habits either AND the inverse No, yes we should all be aware these speech patterns are happening increasingly.. The worst speech pattern for me is when the speaker put strong emphasis on many words in the same sentence, for example: But this pattern is now very diffuse, especially for people who do speeches, they think that putting a strong emphasis on each words makes their speech more powerful, while in reality it just dilutes the effect because now most words are pronunced with emphasis. Hi Debbie and those commenting, all of whom I can identify with wholeheartedly. One study found that young women with vocal fry were perceived as less competent and trustworthy. I particularly despise yeah yeah yeah and starting sentences with So. and then I got stuck in trafiiiiic, so I was late for woooork, people are off siiiick, we have more to doooo, I had t skip luuuunch ad nauseam. A study in 2014 found that although vocal fry, whether used by men or . Hansen strives to make quality performance accessible to everyone, whether as a performer, creator, strategic leader, or coach. Jessica Hansen is the voice of NPR's funding credits, and serves as an in-house voice coach for NPR. A video on Today explains how it makes the women feel part of a macroculture.. Its rampant. Suddenly I see the speech patterns that seem unnatural and improper. I cant understand why newscasters emphasize random words (often times its a verb) She has performed guest star roles on NBC's Parks & Recreation and HBO's Veep, working with Amy Poehler and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, respectively. Its far from the only silent letter in spoken English. At one point in the history of the English language, you was the *plural* second-person pronoun, and thou was singular. The fact of the matter is that the matter is not predicated upon fact, that its merely opinion or rumor, and that a huge majority of the time its from a political pundit whos paid by the broadcast network to establish a strawman argument to knock down the entire position of the other political pundits (not paid by the network). Not only I improperly placed but me used at the start of a phrase. Often theyll be a so tacked on to the start. This morning in class? Different than makes no sense. i agree, it drives me insane , they sound like 4 year olds. Its just a dialect difference. Even in filipino words like palapag theyll say palapag-gah'the gah sounds like when you pronounce the letter G. They do this do the last letter of the last word of the their sentence. Even if something just happened and I witnessed it with him. I have two. Spot on! I growl at every inflected, high rising, ramble sometimes eliciting concerned looks from family members. They are rampant in the South. Its a virus spreading. ? Public radio should mean that all voices, relaying solid reporting, are respected enough to inform the country. Now I can add that to my list. But, these trends are needed- If they didnt happen we would still be saying things like Where Art Thou?. Also on the rise Yah, Yah to express approval, agreement, excitement. . I've said this before, I'll say it again. Many people confuse further and farther or say me and you instead of you and I. What I was really searching for is the new pattern that my daughter seems..touse. OMG! Does anyone super agree? That means some listeners have to adjust to new sounds. Why? I was thinking maybe it was a Mexican/American thing (I am Canadian). This is what annoys me and I am a woman. For some reason, untold numbers of people now seem to think its pronounced teee-eew. At least we can take comfort knowing that some of these annoying fillers indeed die out eventually. Sportscasters use it, friends use it in convos, but uh, hey, whats wrong with that? Perhaps its self-importance driving the habit. I just heard a lady doing a commercial on TV who pronounced entertainment as intertainment. I even contacted a renowned acting school. Britain? For example: Also, old hardly known by an average individual, words, which are being now widely used. I agree with Angela Brookman, above, in her complaint about people now refusing to pronounce the T sound in words (Im told the phenomenon has a name: T-glottalization), though I take issue with her examples, clarity and poverty. What drives me up a wall is when young people and that is who is doing this now drop the T sound in the middle of a word, such as kitten. They say kih-uhn. And mitten is mih-uhn, and written is wrih-uhn, and so forth. an unconscious parroting of other pundits? Theres another pronunciation of words that drive me to distractionor in this case I should say diSHtraction. my grammar and punctuation was intended as sarcasm but the rest was serious. I also loathe when people pronounce nuclear as nucular. The voices on NPR are more diverse than ever. Its under the The Up-and-Coming Most Annoying Speech Patterns section. Segue is a conditional signal that the conversation has changed hands to the other participant. These kids are expected to go out in the real world and magically transform into people they were once never expected to be. Ive heard this a lot in the mid-Atlantic states, but lately its infested patterns of speech throughout the United Stateshow about Canada? I can focus and absorb what they are saying so much more easily. There are so many of these annoying speech patterns and they are contagious. And when people speak without a script they often use filler words or make minor grammatical mistakes. Ask people why they do it (has to be within moments of the list having been sung) and theyll tell you its just a list. So, I woke uuuuup. Ive even come close to writing to NPR about their guests propensity to start sentences with so. Another one Ive heard lately is everything going on these days. Why use a euphemism in place of the pandemic? I am also hearing stated instead of simply said, and dont get me started on the misuse of myself. Thank you for validating my observations! I know which zoo program youre referring to and I cant watch it either. I mentioned this to a retired teacher, just a few minutes ago, and his response was that class size continues to grow and teachers have less time and ability to be task-masters on things like this. benefit, I wish to now address your repeated use of the term so What game? 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. But those persons might find it hard to get a high-paying job. I am dropping the mike now. "I thought it felt strange to have a voice that did not sound like me reporting on the most powerful people in the world. What brought me here was the irritating way young females pronounce thank you. 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. Yes, I found this site while searching for Stephen Dubner annoying speech pattern. My spine is more aligned?. I had to go to the stoooore, pick up the dry cleaniiiiiing, get some grocerrrrrriiiies, walk the doooooooog. etc. Its not cute. My dad was from Canada of English heritage. I am relieved to find this list because listening to NPR has become impossible. For example, a word with almost any vowel (most commonly an a) is pronounced, instead of with the actual long or short vowel sound for that letter, with a somewhat nasal awww ie the schwa. This is a difference due to where one was raised to speak. Vocal fry is one of the main voice complaints sent to the Invisibilia team, said project manager Liana Simstrom, who handles audience engagement for the narrative podcast about human behavior. I had to fight my own brain! Sort of and right came right out of Britain. This is a great discussion! Today IS the first day of Spring I dont know how these people get voice over jobs and why anyone would use them. How about But uh.. ?? It sounds like a popular catch phrase sports people use to show they are a sport person who know what they are talking about. Then I grabbed a coffeeeee. THAT is annoying. Lets not forget the increasingly common tyoo in lieu of two, to, or too. And the speech pattern that led me to your page is the one Ive observed in the voice overs on virtually all home improvement shows. Im not sure if this was mentioned, but it seems to be an epidemic to list things and use the same pitch patterns ( high, medium, then lower). Weirdos lol . Maybe I can strap them to a chair and rake my finger nails down a chalkboard! Is it to have a snippet of time before responding? Button, mountains Stoooop with the glottal stop! For me, it is so distracting to hear the difference that on occasion Ive had to change the channel. 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. Its kind of like way better than going to the library. Hansen coaches voice for NPR, corporate groups, professional theater companies, podcast hosts, journalists, and private clients nationwide. 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.". Also, using lol in a sentence is not only idiotic, and outdated, but it makes the commenter appear mentally retarded. It applies to what the kids call music these days as well. The bulk of revenues coming from programming fees, grants from foundations or business entities, contributions and sponsor-ships. I had to fight my own brain!". And when reporters and hosts deviate from that supposed standard, our office hears about it. I may be alone in this one lol, but i hate it. Socially, or even professionally, person to person, I dont let them bother me too much. Perhaps its an attempt to prevent them from rushing their sentences. When closed captioning cannot get a good portion of the words right, Houston we have a problem! The inflection pattern the hosts use in every sentence of every voice over is exactly the same. Have I become a crotchety old fart or is Idiocracy truly upon us? You know, the best way to find out the answers is to just Google it.. Politicians and reporters insist on saying Look before spewing a profound statement. There are some new kids on the block this year: In these trying times. If I hear this on TV I change the channel. Remember this rant next time you hear Were all in this together blah blah blah., By the way Im not real keen on the use of repurpose or deconstruct.. Tomorrow WILL be a hot day or Ayesha Rascoe is involved in most of the National Public Radio programs. They must be changed Out. Listen out for it ; itll shock you just how common it is! I believe they are taught this mode of delivering content. I am glad you are pointing them as incorrect and idiotic. The sound of 2020 America is a chirpy vocal fry. So many people cannot do it. Ive pointed out the mistake to my grandchildren who acknowledge the correction but later continue to say me and him. Even more annoying is the public speakers misuing the pronouns. Ive been looking to see if i can find more information about where this is coming fromdrives me crazyuh. Radio wouldn't have the same energy or be able to cover breaking news if every second was scripted. Some are even doing it on purpose. we had a surprise english test? Sadly, I dont think these trend will die out. My husband and I both react as though were hearing nails on a chalkboard when people speak as though theyre trying to manipulate us. Also, why has everyone started turning ts to ds. Eleanor Beardsley, and other unique female radio voices. Amazing this, and amazing that PLEASE STOP NOW! Theres a name for it, but I cant remember what its called. The one that really gets to me, (in addition to all the ones already mentioned), is the starting of a sentence with Wait, what? There are plenty of valid points to be made about the speech patterns here, but how many of these comments boil down to, I hate this regional / demographic lingual trend because I cant relate to it ? Weird or unique ways of speaking are one way to get noticed. Offer them a mask as they debark the plane while thanking them for flying F.U. Some of my pet peeves are as follows: My personal pet peeves include the use of right? at the end of every sentence, and the glottal stop (in the U.S., at least; the UK version has never bothered me). Not long in to our conversations, Ive tuned out. 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? What is it called when people stress the end of the last few words of a sentence as if they are using. I would be happy to hear the word amazing without the word super in front of it. I will change the channel when people speak in this manner, and when I have to put up with an advertisement before a video starts, I will simply repeat over and over to block them out, la la la la la until it is over. And then those styles get copied and go viral and pretty soon you hear it everywhere. I have been trying to figure out why so so many people in TV commercials speak with a lisp. The other tying vote is dropping the t, as stated above or over pronouncing the t to make up for the cur-an, moun-an folk. Thanks to ALL recent commenters for reading and sharing your thoughts on this topic. In the U.S., though, the phrase is different from. When I hear than, I want to scream. (Smirk. Start the answer with a yeah., I love these comments! Its come to the point that Im grateful when a guest says Youre welcome at the end. Watch ANY interview with a woman and they do this. Ive heard narrators doing it on youtube videos. All this said, very few reporters or hosts speak on air exactly as they do in person. Duffin, of Planet Money, said that when she's recording she tries to sound like "a more listenable, polished version" of herself. To say that all these fad-driven speech patterns are kinda, sorta, well I dont know, annoyingmay seem a bit harsh. Hansen coaches voice . 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