As in, those are quite some radishes you have there. It seems to be quite common as I hear quite some people using it. Unlike appearing simply one of the collective in using URGE, ENCOURAGE and SUGGEST which is a translation in beta male language, because we hate patriarchies, especially white ones, we can with ABSOLUTELY step past that level of making an indicator by laying the hammer on the anvil. I may be alone in this one lol, but i hate it. They are typically found in unscripted, more extemporaneous speech. But instead it sounds like I went to the STOre, then the gas STAtion, and then got something to EAT.. I am now annoyed by the nasal and elongated pronunciation of me, voiced by women. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. But, these trends are needed- If they didnt happen we would still be saying things like Where Art Thou?. People who say: As a result, my tolerance for vocal tics is definitely lower than it used to be. I get annoyed when people on TV or radio speak too quickly while also using fillers such as umm or uh. Ironically, the girl in the last video does vocal fry throughout (I managed less than a minute of the video). ^ That, I hear all the time (Southern California). Then I went to the gyyyyyym. 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. Do you experience this as an interviewer? Why, just why? Yeah, naa, yeah is, similar to the Yeah, nowait, what?. Those experiences felt like subtle whitewashing of his voice. Yeah at the beginning of a question that was not yes-or-no. Great discussion! Seems to be a constant request for recognitionas if we somehow cant stop to ask if we dont understand something. Pretending to be an annoying, loud, meowing cat will place the voice right up front. These five speech patterns have become rampant in interviews. the talking heads are using these words in such sort of ridiculous ways that they make whatever theyre saying sound kind of foolish. And also SORREY, instead of saying sorry One sound that some listeners are still adjusting to is often-called "vocal fry," a tendency to use a lower vocal register that can make words sound "creaky" as the vocal cords flap together. Vocal fry refers to a low, glottal, animal-like sound that speech pathologists consider a vocal disorder. p.s. The most common is right? when used at the end of a sentence. Makes me understand why people sometimes get slapped! Recently I have noticed what I call the Consonant Drag where the speaker is explaining something and they drag the consonants as if to give them space to think it out. Pay attention and I promise youll start noticing these patterns in nearly every casual conversation you listen in on. Didnt sonds like Di-int, Couldnt sounds like Cou-int. Me too! and I was totally unprepared for it? Not included in the list, which usually includes vocal fry, is this mouth full of potato way of speaking that UK millennials in particular display. this article was originally conceived after listening to NPR and the annoying patterns heard by those that are supposed to be professional broadcasters. If they come back to me with any further vocal fry, I just repeat the process until they get the message. If we could get the Australians to leave home we could return the island to its original (European) use. And yes they sound condescending. Drives me nuts. I DO say February. It really does grate on the nerves. I put my own example of me saying it in this Youtube link: Vocal fry irritates the hell out of me! Some of my pet peeves are as follows: Why diminish that by lowering our standards for education and employment? She helps people who find they sound monotone, sing-songy or low-energy. I see and hear it every dingle day and never heard a man do it. It sounds so phony . I was convinced I was the only one who noticed the (extremely annoying) uptick of use with the word right in conversation. context or discernible link to the discussion. Not sure. 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. Then in addition to vocal fry they have to insert the word super at least once into each sentence. Vocal Frrry One sound that some listeners are still adjusting to is often-called "vocal. I saw it as SORE-ree. Different than makes no sense. Brits will say Sorrey, and Americans will say sorry. Amazing this, and amazing that PLEASE STOP NOW! They also make thespeaker sound less intelligent and sometimes even manipulative. I cannot remember any time that the person uttering that delusional phrase wasnt in political arts.. This listing or auctioneer way of speaking is an affectation from vlogs. thank you again for such a thoughtful response. Or you might hear the hushed monotone parodied in Saturday Night Live's iconic "Schweddy Balls" sketch. Then there is the over use of the word Like & So The latest speech fad that I am noticing a lot, here in the UK, in presenters on the radio, interviews, everywhere in fact, with seemingly well educated people, is that they are suddenly starting to drop their Ts in the middle of words-poveree(poverty) clariee(clarity) etc theyre all doing it. E.g. I want it to stop, NOW! attack becomes attawwk; radio becomes rawwdio. Does that mean that Aussies and New Zealanders are not sure of themselves? I also cannot stand everyone using the word Amazing to describe everything that is good. Its mostly young females, but some young dudes do it as well. 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. "When you're critiquing a voice, you're saying, 'I don't like the thing that is you on the radio,' " Karen Duffin, a co-host and reporter for Planet Money, told me. The bulk of revenues coming from programming fees, grants from foundations or business entities, contributions and sponsor-ships. 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. At work, I am surrounded by intelligent and well-educated women in their 20s to 40s who speak this way. caused your repeated use of the vague term, space, without a specific Even interviews with people youd think would be trained to avoid patterns like these are using them. I consider language a beautiful sign of class, education and the desire to make everybody involved in a conversation comfortable. Not long in to our conversations, Ive tuned out. More on that idea here. walkeen instead of walking. Every generation has its own trends, and thats natural, but this trend is spreading and sticking. Is it to have a snippet of time before responding? Its definitely whiny, and its annoying as hell to my ears. Its so distracting! My wife has been sucked in and watches all of these, albeit now in private, as I spend most of my time pointing out how these dumb narcissistic losers, sap the very life out of all right-thinking folks within humanity. 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. Instant shutdown. I thought I was an a-hole for being annoyed at these things. I agree with you with every fiber of my being. In the U.S., though, the phrase is different from. When I hear than, I want to scream. Every slimy toady in gangster movies said yeah yeah yeah, Boss, I hear ya, I hear ya! . Duffin said voice critiques don't bother her personally but that she worries they limit who feels welcome on the air. There's still debate in the medical community about whether vocal fry harms the vocal folds, but Hansen said it can stress them. Thats probably (not proaly) one reason kids cant spell them correctly later. Hey, buddy if you dont stop telling me to look, Ill just have to decline to listen. She tackled the challenge of transitioning to radio, in part, by developing an unusual approach to writing out her tracks (the reporter's narration). 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. 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. Absolutely! 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! 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. 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. 50% of revenue is from member stations. I am forever hearing me and my friends instead of my friends and I. No more changing anything. Even if something just happened and I witnessed it with him. Did college professors never say.hey, thats annoying and unprofessional? The broadcasters at a local TV newsroom think that sentences end with three periods. They arent aware of it so I think that means there are no elocution lessons. What I notice is the use of Well, before almost every response by news panelists. You paying attention? Good English dictates brevity as a virtue; much, is redundant here. One from Texas wrote: "Not all Americans sound like White American politicians and I wish that could be reflected on your airwaves.". So, I woke uuuuup. Im not sure if our primary education system is to blame for not putting enough emphasis on the spoken (or written) word for our younger generations, or whether it is more of a socialization and modeling of behavior that is rampant. Awesome and absolutely. Its refreshing to hear someone else with similar tendencies, calling out the younger generation on so many of these types of habits, which, in effect, butcher the language and the beauty of its intended delivery. 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