What is the affectation where the speaker draws out the end of every sentence as if theyve just ran out of breath, but still want to get that last word out. Or, when listening to a reporter or expert contributor on radio or television. I think this is an absurd accusation. I thought it must be a local thing. I want to post it on Facebook. Whenever I hear someone begin a statement with Look, I long to interrupt and say, Im looking.. ago Agree, I have shuddered more than once when she consistently uses mildly incorrect grammar. Anyone who wishes to sound like an idiot is well within his or her rights to do so. This American Life even did a segment on the negative messages their women reporters receive about vocal fry. Please. What fascinates me most about it is that its unconsciously infused the American English speaking world, every seems to do it, everyone also seems to get it it never leaves anyone confused. Tomorrow WILL be a hot day or So, after reading literally every single comment, I am pondering the question; is it ironic that were all complaining about an enormous range of vocal variants (or variations?) Receive a detailed quote, custom audition, and the ultimate in voice quality. 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. Am I alone in this? I can only see things getting worse and I dont know how Ill deal with it. Also the northeastern dis, dat, dem and does for this, that, them and those. You missed uh, um, well you know( the three words used together). Are you listening to me? Sorry, but Im not pronouncing button as butt-ton. Exclusive to Americans are having to include real quick in every sentence and right here or right there But MOST annoying now is one that almost every single woman seems to do now And yes it is women strangely enough. Food more and more often is being pronounce feud. After Sanders and his panelists discussed a mysterious case of American diplomats in Cuba suffering from a possibly psychosomatic illness, listeners wrote that his tone had been too light-hearted for a serious subject. Feel free to share in the comments! Because anybody who over pronounces their ts and ss sounds annoying to me. "It's so quintessential to his delivery." I first heard this on a Dove commercial. A tragic comment on our times, indeed. Even politics reporter Detrow, who doesn't hear from listeners about his voice, said he evaluates his own interviews. It seems to be many white females that Im noticing using this trend. Sorry for the typo of the when it should have been they. Its rampant. A reporter asks a politician something like, Do you support the bill before congress that blah, blah blah [whatever the details]. Several years ago, feminist author Naomi Wolf suggested vocal fry among young women was causing them to "disown their own power.". Since I watch a lot of network tv, I hear this and other abominations on commercials, especially. I blame social media and non-parenting. Ive forgone many a great podcast topic due to vocal fry or overuse of right. My current most annoying list includes some new & old (along with my initial yeah, no): 1) Vocalfry, can actually hurt voice. (My wife thinks I am. ) attack becomes attawwk; radio becomes rawwdio. Some of it likely occurs between people very familiar with each other. Also have you noticed that many reporters and tv personalities will repeat words over and over like that that that that,,,and, and, and and to to to to which is now ta ta ta ta (examplethey were going ta ta ta be there on Friday) etc. If reporters find that their voices are "tired," reducing vocal fry might be one way to help. Kids used to be so proud when their cursive writing improved as they practiced it. I get annoyed when people on TV or radio speak too quickly while also using fillers such as umm or uh. What is this called? use of the phrase sort of in each statement you made. He would call us out too. There are a lot of great voices too though. All this said, very few reporters or hosts speak on air exactly as they do in person. It feels like they want attention, or something else, from us and are using what they think are caressing tones. But its when I hear someone who has the astonishing ability to combine those two very irritating trends, as well as throwing in the recent social media driven pointless inane phrases so; I feel like, OMG! etc, that I terminate my involvement in the conversation immediately. It seems to me that the average persons way of communicating has become more casual in professional situations because it has become taboo to correct others in academic settings. My personal least favorite is Bill Littlefield (Only a Game) for some reason I can't explain. I now hear little girls copying their mums, speaking in vocal fry, and thats sad. 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. (And yes, she also hears a lot of feedback on her own voice.). You hear it I. interviews with British movies stars. Its done a lot in the German language, too (which makes sense, if you think about it). And, therein lies the issue. New Hampshire Public Radio and the Warren B. Rudman Center were proud to welcome NPR White House Correspondent Ayesha Rascoe as the next speaker in our Justi. Comments like that don't bother or surprise Fortir. This seems to be catching on, even by some senior respected news folks. She helps people who find they sound monotone, sing-songy or low-energy. I growl at every inflected, high rising, ramble sometimes eliciting concerned looks from family members. And also SORREY, instead of saying sorry It seems a convemient time period for my schedule at this tiiime, Up talk is especially annoying when the speaker is listing things, as in those pillow commercials:, I sleep better? My husband watches CNBC a lot (financial channel) and even listening to various serious commentators and guests you can hear many examples of these patterns. Required fields are marked *. Im not crazy Im being been driven there, though. Young women of all nationalities reporting from the most secluded parts of the world use these odd tones, rhythms and inflections. Ive seen it theorized elsewhere that it began as an AAVE regional thing, cant remember which region, that just spread. Any insight into where the hard G at the end of -ing is coming from? Its one of my many pet peeves in newscaster-speak, and I hear this one all the time especially from Rachel Martin on NPR. Thankfully, people have stopped using in terms of before every statement! Meowing. They even create elaborate spoofs, like this send-up of the "annoying" podcast voice. And I give a slight nod to the d in Wednesday. The reason is because. That happened to Mike Cooper, a voice-over artist who recently stumbled upon his voice being used without his knowledge for AI. If it is so obvious, why is it news? I hear these daily with the younger crowd at work, and it has become an epidemic, catching on with even older folks. But any word beginning with ST is impossible for this woman to pronounce correctly. The kids immediately say, I cant read cursive. speech pattern had a name, because someone in my house started doing it and they are driving me crazy! I recall an item on the NPR program All Things Considered in the EARLY 90s about the rising inflection? Its bad enough to hear it in speech but I recently received an email that began with these words. type in this format, it. Greene has certainly proved his mettle. This is currently the speech trend that is driving me insane, even more so sometimes than vocal fry, which really bugs me. 4) adding definately before every verb I change channels whenever I hear it. Aural homogeneity discourages listeners and future radio-makers who don't fit the mold. 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. Its pervasive with men and women. Having it as part of your daily living is different from going on TV or radio and having everyone hear it in a professional context. While it may not be pleasing to US, it may be a more recognizable and standard sound to those who are currently hiring VO talent, or even on-camera talent. I was thinking maybe it was a Mexican/American thing (I am Canadian). Epic, etc. Cookie Notice I could go no for ages but two of them fucked my life up, so I hate them all. . Grown men purposely deforming their mouth to speak like a FREAK! And, I feel its time to bring the old standards back. Why isnt anyone saying to anymore? This is a difference due to where one was raised to speak. Dont know if this is quite in the same league, but watching YouTube videos, there is a channel called Triggernometry I like that does interesting interviews/chats on sometimes contentious topics. Thank you Baz for this eloquently written commentary. Arent there any metrics showing that people fast forward when they come on? I think theres a time and place, but certainly the workplace is not the place. Its good to know my husband and I arent the only ones who feel this way about how people are speaking lately. I also blame Britney Spears. Im going out on a limb and saying they use it because it is something definitive in their conversation. OK. How about the recent clipping to the end of some words. Example.. On a personal note, being, English , that is to say, we invented English, therefore, regardless of colour, creed, religion. So So, youll also find this one at the beginning of a sentence, namely as a way to manage the conversation and sound fairly authoritative (or condescending). Hey, buddy if you dont stop telling me to look, Ill just have to decline to listen. I see it in newscasts all the time being used by educated people. That means some listeners have to adjust to new sounds. Agreed, Debbie! An interesting one this one. Chris Beck in his article in SpliceToday.com describes it best, "Michael Barbaro of the New York Times' The Daily podcast, sounds like he's in his death throes in the final two words of every sentence he speaks, and then he's able to miraculously revive himself instantly to begin the next one. Most of us know the way we speak may change depending what social situation were in. I wonder if they realize they are doing this? Ugh! The t sound is there; the enunciation is just very soft, almost swallowed, because the word is split into syllables in a different place than whats proper. While I agree that its a lazy way of speaking, its probably more a regional speech pattern than anything else. after. Also the use of words kiddo and doggo. AND.. hitting the G in words too hard I.E. These are interior designers and contractors. Soooooo, its bad enough when girls speak that way but, when a guy does it, I know were in trouble. "You're on the air, not having a conversation with a buddy in a bar. Then there is borough , pronounced burra, the yanks say burrow, thats what a mole does in your garden. Please make it stop. 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. How can there or here not be ON the ground, if it is, ON the ground. Isnt it a long-standing fact, that all beings respond to melodious speech far more positively than, for example, a shriek. November 28, 2016 by Debbie Grattan 307 Comments. Ive get so annoyed when people do that!! The broadcasters at a local TV newsroom think that sentences end with three periods. Who started that? Ive been trying to find what this is called online, and not having any luck. That authenticity is key to NPR's original mission to "celebrate the human experience as infinitely varied." That one drives me crazy! The most annoying speech patterns are those of condescending people educated beyond thier intellect. Of course, that is a feeling that non-white, non-male, non-midwesterners have felt for most of the history of broadcasting. Yeah, no. The T-dropping is especially irritating because it sounds like something a very young kid would do and I HATE when adults talk like toddlers. I mean, where did this one come from anyway? Why? New to me and I have grandchildren ranging from preschoolers to early 20s are the following: Ending a sentence with soyeah. Which is quite frankly one of the more annoying habits. )and the latest affliction.WaitWHAT ??. The vocal pattern that annoys me endlessly is when women talk like little girls when they add UH to the end of words. 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. Privacy Policy. 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. My god, every single female and some of the males end every sentence like its a question. And, like uptalk, it seems to be used predominantly by female speakers. Bull***t. Its just people being influenced by media influencers (Kardashians) and then copying each other to fit in. If you really sit down and read every word its a fascinating phenomenon. I forgot about another sentence I hate, 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! Well, if you look at the data, youll kind of notice that theres a trend that sort of jumps out at you.. Drives me nuts! This Americanism was adopted by upper-crust young Englishmen in the 1920s who imagined it made them sound cosmopolitan. I honestly want to slap the crap out of people who super abuse the word super! After thank you = no tip from me. Then on the other extreme we have ABSOLUTELY. Heres another verbal habit thats annoyed me to the point of pounding the wall. Did college professors never say.hey, thats annoying and unprofessional? Or is it gender? Love thatNo problem. For example: Does anyone super agree? I have heard right? at the end of sentences used frequently. My biggest pet peeve is, still, the overuse of like. Permeating WiFi, etc.? Have I become a crotchety old fart or is Idiocracy truly upon us? 4) Replacing the good old annoying no problem with the nearly arrogant no worries. What comes to mind when you imagine an "NPR voice"? I have to tune her out because I cant stand to listen to her talk. He told me: That is a sign that I've opened them up, they feel comfortable and they're talking in the way that they just regularly talk. Perhaps Im better not to. They also make thespeaker sound less intelligent and sometimes even manipulative. 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. Imitating neanderthals? 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