To say that all these fad-driven speech patterns are kinda, sorta, well I dont know, annoyingmay seem a bit harsh. Does anyone say FebRuary without sounding ridiculous? Yeah, Ill second that motion. It may have been the one I just quoted. Maybe its our television sets audio, but I wonder why womens vowels are so loud on news programs. It is not just annoying, it sounds absolutely ridiculous. I found this sight because I searched to see if I was the only one annoyed by sentences starting with So , which I find very annoying. As a mother of 2 teens, I can certainly relate. I DO say February. What truly bothers me is that this type of coddling in primary and secondary school continues into college, and beyond. I first noticed this in the TV series Unforgotten where it is hugely noticeable, but seeing earlier performances in the TV series Spooks from a number of years before, I see (hear!) So many people cannot do it. Drives me nuts. This dessert was super easy to make! dontgetaphd 6 mo. or: Probably because I was born in the 70s and obviously grew up in valley girl 80s. They sound exhausted or out of breath. The bulk of revenues coming from programming fees, grants from foundations or business entities, contributions and sponsor-ships. Thank gawd to learn Im not the only one who bitches about these assaults on English. I even heard some say go away-aahh or similar uses. Ive heard narrators doing it on youtube videos. This is such a great article, thank you for pointing out all the stupid add-ins people use that are so annoying to me. There are a lot of great voices too though. 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! It irritates me to see UR instead of you are or switched RU ,are you? Its kinda crazy, right? I have noticed lately female newscasters seemingly trying to avoid monotony by raising then lowering the pitch of the last syllable in a sentence. A reporter asks a politician something like, Do you support the bill before congress that blah, blah blah [whatever the details]. Thank you for your comment! Perhaps its self-importance driving the habit. I believe he is from the Bay Area in California. Re-reading your article I see your use of annoying phrases was intentional and very effective. I just heard a lady doing a commercial on TV who pronounced entertainment as intertainment. its so not fairah!!. 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. , Your email address will not be published. she didn't sound certain saying her own name, helps reporters hone their voices for air. its so, like, annoying, right? Why should we voice the t in often? Its come to the point that Im grateful when a guest says Youre welcome at the end. Thank you for a great opportunity to express & learn. I have heard infants using words like this when they are learning, but to hear it coming from the mouth of a grown woman? But in between this & because Im bored at home, they do something called a live stream, which I didnt usually watch. I wondered if I was alone in my discomfort. She can help reporters reduce vocal fry in their speech if they want to. The kind of/sort of pattern I first noticed about 8-10 years ago and it was my old pet peeve; maybe Ive grown used to it by now. It seems to me it takes more effort to speak a word without its T sound in the middle than to speak the word properly! It was made popular by chef Gordon Ramsden. Your email address will not be published. I see it in newscasts all the time being used by educated people. Required fields are marked *. Now that Im working remotely full-time, I have become actually aware of the speech patterns of the people I work with! I mean, how did people even get through the day before the internet was invented! Ive had to stop watching MSNBC, because Rachel Maddow lards her hour with the use of right. Worse is Chris Hayes, who doesnt even use right properly! Or here in The UK / Ireland, Big Brother, Made in Chelsea to name but a few. Also on the rise Yah, Yah to express approval, agreement, excitement. Arent there any metrics showing that people fast forward when they come on? Once you learn a second language its hard to speak it incorrectly. One of her favorites is Shtrategy. Ive heard this a lot in the mid-Atlantic states, but lately its infested patterns of speech throughout the United Stateshow about Canada? 4) Replacing the good old annoying no problem with the nearly arrogant no worries. Yes!! Look at what?? It sounds weird and affected. However, the habit of young womens talk that no one has mentioned is the tendency to cluster words together in extremely fast phrases within sentences, a habit which once I notice, becomes increasingly irritating. Also annoying is the fake lisp of many young-ish women trying to copy Emma Stone, assuming her lisp is real not sure. My husband listens to a lot of podcasts, particularly enjoying them while out driving or working in the yard. Ask them when then the change in intonation and the rhythm, and theyll tell you they dont know. (Thats okay, Verla. Sucking on the teeth and smackingThis speaker does this , also. I am a white dude on the radio, and no one has EVER tweeted at me critiquing my voice. (My wife thinks I am. ) So what if someone tags right at the end of their sentence? What happened to Have a good day/afternoon/evening/morning ? Housewives of wherever, The Hills, Keeping up with, The Apprentice. (Or should be). Questions. I mean, I dont know if Ive ever experienced anything like it grammatically in my entire 43 years, on this planet anyway. Let me explain this simple thing to you dummies. This segment aired on February 27, 2023. It totally baffles me. ) 12 pt times new roman double spaces face to face conversations. And then I had to take the Range Rover in for serviiiiiiiiice, I mean, Im like sooo worn out ( vocal fry). 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). https://t.co/7p2fxbZTAN. Though, not usually in a professional setting. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Ive NO idea where it came from or why. Its just laziness (and somehow its become cool to sound lazy or bored). I mean, if it really was a problem that I say that phrase whenever Im trying to make my point, what difference does it make? Whatever! Listen to Dr. Blassey Ford. Anyone who thinks these things dont (or shouldnt) matter should think again. Public radio should mean that all voices, relaying solid reporting, are respected enough to inform the country. Im like my husband uses it for every single thing. OK. How about the recent clipping to the end of some words. Example.. No. Theuse of such patterns do more than annoy the listener. Does anyone out there have any thoughts on any possible geographic relationship? Lately, I have noticed by newscasters and others on TV the word expecially, which of course does not exist. Thank goodness I stopped listening to American mainstream news with all their Aussie employees. I cant decide which I detest more- vocal fry or right. I can only see things getting worse and I dont know how Ill deal with it. They rise the inflection of the words at the end of every sentence. Consider Bertie Wooster in the Wodehouse Jeeves stories. Young women of all nationalities reporting from the most secluded parts of the world use these odd tones, rhythms and inflections. 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). Uggh! He transcribed what she had said, changed the text color of "a few errors" to red, and suggested his own improvements in green brackets. I have a friend who can code switch very well. He joins us. But I remain relentless I call it out every time. Youre not crotchety. The over use of the word like doesnt bother me too much. Sadly, I dont think these trend will die out. 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. Look at any Hugh Grant movie, and youll see. Also, using lol in a sentence is not only idiotic, and outdated, but it makes the commenter appear mentally retarded. Every slimy toady in gangster movies said yeah yeah yeah, Boss, I hear ya, I hear ya! . Eckert, the linguist, found that the biggest users of vocal fry are actually men. Super everything Super excited because its super boring and Im tired of being super disappointed. Im curious if this is a West Coast thing with the under 40 set. You paying attention? Manhattan is apparently now Manhadden. Also, the millennial kid who is fd in the head trying to sound so sophisticated, like he is an expert at everything and demeaning to everyone. Hmm How about overuse of exclamation points? A tragic comment on our times, indeed. the way I was taught to as a very young child. I get far more hung up on language misuse, though. I hope that there will be some attention paid to restoring some respect for our language in generations to come. If youve ever heard Jedediah Vila, she does it ALL the time. would. I hope they will include this in the next videos. a lot of people I know are using the word ACTUALLY as a filler word. Also, ahhhhh, ahhhhhhh when they see a puppy or baby or receive a gift, etc. or common mispronunciation: Realtor, not Real a tor. Like things like like because its just, like, beyond ubiquitous and you already know about it. But among friends all the time. 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. Debbie also provides phone-related voice over services including phone prompts, messages-on-hold and outbound phone marketing for companies in the United States and Canada. She has studied Alexander, Linklater, LeCoq, Stanislawski, Michael Chekhov, Meisner, Roy Hart, Suzuki, Viewpoints, and many other acting, voice, and movement techniques. Drives me crazy every time. Hayes, you say right?, but how do I know whether I agree with you or not until you actually make the statement?. Most annoying speech pattern of the decade? I felt as though I learned something today. I would agree, that often, any form of critique, even for improvement in future and in business, is often dismissed, misplaced, and scoffed at by a younger generation that has grown up with a trophy for participation for anything they do, and often getting passing grades and remarks to send them on, without actually teaching them how to LEARN and QUESTION things. Why? Ayesha Rascoe is an American journalist for NPR famous for her accent and distinctive voice for news delivery. My vote for most annoying speech affectation goes to the word to. Though Sanders, of It's Been a Minute, has heard from listeners that he and his panelists use "like" too much, he thinks it's indicative of a good conversation. ta instead of to Was the Mike Lindell one, Thats why I curated MyPillow? Especially when hearing service providers use it after customers express thanks. Thanks Ava for your note. Hearing fingernails down a blackboard couldnt be more excruciating than vocal fry, and the stress I experience when not being able to tell the person doing it to stop it is hard to deal with. you left out one which has spread like wildfire the last few months (besides UHMMM)it is a click as I call it every time the person opens their mouth to start a sentence,kinda like chewing gum with your mouth open kind of a sucking click-I swear these things are done to get your attention for trivial things which the person want you to listen to. Food more and more often is being pronounce feud. I guess it works when communication is between persons with a combined vocabulary of less than 100 words, but for everyone else its extremely annoying. I cant stand amazing. Also, I heard earlier on a My Pillow commercial a similar error which I failed to write down. I can focus and absorb what they are saying so much more easily. Pronouncing str like shtr as in shtrong shtrange. !, as well as misusing words like adulting. Everything is now amazing. It is always annoying, but sometimes makes the report(s) unlistenable. Were all in this together. Uh, no we are not. Part Two: Here Comes AI, Is the Golden Age of Voice Over Gone? Nice to find Im not the only person driven to distraction by these annoying speech habits. I long to hear a host say Youre welcome in response. I blame social media and non-parenting. Other specialties include female narration voice overs for corporate narration, web videos, tutorials, explainer videos and technical medical narration. Ugh! I agree though, like the tattoo girl on the Twix commercial that spells NO REGERTS and then says Sawree in that whiny sarcastic voice. Ive noticed that, too. Its been shortened from I know, right? (Aka, IKR?) Why bother with all the words when you can trim it down to one. 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