The latter pronunciations of each drive me nuts. We lost thou as its use changed to refer to social subordinates long story short, we ended up with you for both the second-person singular and second-person plural pronouns. Grunting is not music. I appreciate your attention to the proper usage of the English, especially since its NOT your native language, and the respect you hold for it. Her words hold me hostage. Person 1: I went to a concert yesterday and it was very entertaining! She suddenly realizes she slipped into AAVE for a few words because we were speaking casually. AND.. hitting the G in words too hard I.E. OMG! 3. I just wish I had a remote control that worked on people with a tangible presence. Thats my new pet peeve and I wish I knew a way to counsel him on it! thanks for reading and your comment! 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. Nothing new! He joins us. Try listing the garnishes you can add to a hamburger ( tomato, lettuce, onion, etc ) without going up in pitch with each word. 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. Lisa P. hit the nail on the head. And please stop using hangin out and you guys.. Thuh, preceding a word starting with a vowel! Small talk usually calls for this kind of language unless youre writing a research paper. E.g. It has become so prevalent that someone has to be telling them that this is the proper way to speak and I would like to know who it is. I am so happy that I found this website! I first noticed vocal fry around 2007 when two young female supervisors of mine would literally end each sentence with 4 to 5 seconds of vocal fry. And that is how I found your comment lol! It sounds so phony . So I do speak to them about that, how important it is to at least be able to READ it, but it really goes nowhere from there. We have come so far with representing what a diverse world we are in the media. she didn't sound certain saying her own name, helps reporters hone their voices for air. Even interviews with people youd think would be trained to avoid patterns like these are using them. I wonder how many of these patterns we can blame on Keeping Up with the Kardashians and other shows of that ilk. And last but certainly NOT least, saying the work right after every other sentence this makes me feel physically nauseated. It will not be a sad day for me when vocal fry becomes a bygone trend. Have I become a crotchety old fart or is Idiocracy truly upon us? "If you sound like America, then it's America that's talking. The vast majority of voice complaints that come into our office concern women and reporters of color. ta instead of to Stop talking like that!. Its easy to overlook poor speech when an attractive face is delivering the information. I think that the person doing it wants to signal that they would have more to say about a thing but they really do not have any more ammunition. Also on the rise Yah, Yah to express approval, agreement, excitement. Im happy to continue commenting as required, as Ive plenty more to say on the subject! EXAMPLE: I got a call back from this employer offering me the job. This seems to be catching on, even by some senior respected news folks. The shtraight down the shtreet seems to be 40-45 and under. 2 the addition of ing to verbs Agreed, Paula. Thank you Paige for mentioning the accent on the wrong syllable trend. Why should we voice the t in often? Is it a geographical thing? They even create elaborate spoofs, like this send-up of the "annoying" podcast voice. This is exactly what Im looking for the name of The inflected list is the most common/overused pattern of speech. But when used in television, radio, or print, I boil uncontrollably. This occurs a lot when listing items. Even the show's reviews on iTunes are full of complaints about the voices of the hosts, both of whom are women, especially their vocal fry. My dad was from Canada of English heritage. a lot of people I know are using the word ACTUALLY as a filler word. One thing journalists I spoke to said: They're real people and they'd like to sound real too. To say that all these fad-driven speech patterns are kinda, sorta, well I dont know, annoyingmay seem a bit harsh. its so, like, annoying, right? Allowing reporters to sound like themselves helps NPR reflect the variety of identities in its audience, and meet its long-term goal to "sound like America," with all of its diversity. Fly them in and leave them in the outback. The spaces are inappropriate and create tension for the listener. ! Fry here and there. Im like my husband uses it for every single thing. But I have to make one addendum to the use of right? (a word I view as a form of conversational bullying). 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). The author ends a sentence that I assume was not a quote of someone else, with these words; Should school lectures take place on the moon, or just remotely via satellite? Dropping the T is not a girl thing, at least not in the American South. Together with NPR's Training Team, she created a 10-minute voice coaching video, which offers tips to solve common vocal problems. Heres another verbal habit thats annoyed me to the point of pounding the wall. I know which zoo program youre referring to and I cant watch it either. Please share more comments on this, and specifically what other patterns youd like to see us include in the next video. Sam Sanders, host of It's Been a Minute, said that learning to write in his own voice was difficult. What comes to mind when you imagine an "NPR voice"? It is always annoying, but sometimes makes the report(s) unlistenable. Its like an italian accent, but not that exactly cuz i can resist the italian english accent, but not this habit my friends do cuz i know theyre not italian. I get far more hung up on language misuse, though. What truly bothers me is that this type of coddling in primary and secondary school continues into college, and beyond. A few other exercises for keeping voice forward are: Humming. we had a surprise english test? Pretending to be an annoying, loud, meowing cat will place the voice right up front. I have heard meara and arrow instead of error. I do this, and my co-habitator, unrelenting spirit-breaker guy person interrupts me in the middle of my every effort to engage in a meaning exchange of ideas and information. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notification of new posts by email. More common, is hearing someone speak with various combinations of several of these patterns appearing in just one sentence! I would rather have my guests say the word "like" a lot or me say the word "like" a lot and have a richer, deeper, better conversation that goes more places than have everyone be buttoned up and stifled as guests and you never hear the word "like.". Hi Debbie and those commenting, all of whom I can identify with wholeheartedly. would. Hello; I've said this before, I'll say it again. Ive noticed the upward shift in tone can be as much as an octave. Thanks for acknowledging this- I dont feel so insane anymore. You missed uh, um, well you know( the three words used together). We cant ignore our own speech patterns if were going to engage in this sort of discussion. Such as certain ,they no longer pronounce the t. And then those styles get copied and go viral and pretty soon you hear it everywhere. I also dislike the replacement of youre welcome with no problem when told thank you. When I purchase something from an employee, or tell someone thank you, Im not needing assurance that Im not a problem. No statement can ever, ever stand on its own without an intensifier. My biggest pet peeve is, still, the overuse of like. Someone. I respectfully disagree. I hope that there will be some attention paid to restoring some respect for our language in generations to come. She is best known for her role in the NPR Morning Edition and All Things Considered. I am relieved to find this list because listening to NPR has become impossible. Eleanor Beardsley, and other unique female radio voices. No, sorry. I would never have understood your point until I saw a commercial during which a delighted homeowner, commenting on a home makeover, said (the most overused word in English as) amazinggah!. ", Another listener from Minnesota wrote that "millennial correspondents" who speak with vocal fry "seems to counter NPR's high standards. Soooooo, its bad enough when girls speak that way but, when a guy does it, I know were in trouble. Didnt sonds like Di-int, Couldnt sounds like Cou-int. Literally?! Recently, I went onto YouTube to look for videos of the late actress Conchata Ferrell, and I found an interview with her and co-star Holland Taylor. Uptalk, especially, when talking to a CSR at your bank or other professional organization. And so, yeah. 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). THAT is annoying. We really owe a lot to the guy who invented that, I mean, really. Politician: Look, we in my state believe that those people working in the aerospace industry are important. The NPR Podcast. Its all a process, and of course, we all work to improve (one hopes) our situation, not only personally, or as a family, but as a community and a country and a world. the talking heads are using these words in such sort of ridiculous ways that they make whatever theyre saying sound kind of foolish. Now I hear that everywhere. I find this is a topic worth discussing in a public forum, not to berate anyone for their colloquial style of speaking, but to intelligently address the issues with poor speech. For example, in Alabama, pen and pin are pronounced the same way. A lazy speech habit that grates on my nerves is the use of Also too. Its one of my many pet peeves in newscaster-speak, and I hear this one all the time especially from Rachel Martin on NPR. I am so tired of women trying to sound like little girls and drawing out their s sounds. Is it the c thats throwing them, or are they getting it confused with the word anxious? Correspondents are starting to do it. Alison MacAdam April 30, 2015. Credit: Emily Jan. ARGH!!!! Theres no k sound in the word, yet many people want to pronounce it as though there is. much more easily. 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. What about using the words at all, at the end of a sentence. I dont claim to speak perfect English but these are things every child learns in grade school. The use of You know what? just before every seemingly unrevealing statement is huge in Australian parlance, um well at least in Melbourne. 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. One thing that bothers me is when people pronounce the word ancient as ankshent. Anywho.. I wonder if there is a name for this yet? whether your repeated use of the term space is conscious, or simply National faves: Jack Speer, Megna Chakhrabarti, Terry Gross National do-not-calls: Kai Ryssdal, Charlie Pierce sunnymentoaddict 6 yr. ago Arent there any metrics showing that people fast forward when they come on? Often theyll be a so tacked on to the start. 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. I want to post it on Facebook. If youve ever heard Jedediah Vila, she does it ALL the time. Also umm, like, and ya know interspersed in many informal AND formal conversations. 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. Vocal fry irritates the hell out of me! Heres one that you didnt feature maybe it doesnt count but its wrong and its annoying. People confessing to something or revealing something or letting someone know about how they feel about something is described not as revealed or confessed but so and so opened up about whatever. Thanks for any suggestions. Did college professors never say.hey, thats annoying and unprofessional? EVERY FRICKIN interview has yeah yeah yeah!, more and more in the past 6 or so months. Please make it stop. Its not even with lists. The difference in their abilities to communicate well, resolve conflicts, and reach desired goals with less confusion is notable. 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. This is a huge trend on YouTube right now and its quite annoying. In 2015, Chenjerai Kumanyika, a radio journalist and professor, published an essay on Transom.org that sparked a conversation about race and public radio. Im low on fuel so Im gonna stop and fill up Fine. He wrote to us about his experience hearing reporters who did not sound like he does. You should receive an employer of the year award. Many men do this also, although its usually not as noticeable as creaky voice in women, because mens voice are deeper to begin with so the pitch drop doesnt contrast as much with their normal pitch/phonation. It starts at home and moves to the classroom. I understand that enunciation is a part of the job they do, but to over pronounce a word by adding an extra vowel does not sharpen the words; it dulls the wit. Hmm How about overuse of exclamation points? walkeen instead of walking. Linguists usually refer to it as creaky voice. So creaking is a reasonable thing to call it. Are you listening to me? I really enjoy everyones comments and insights! I absolutely abhor all of the speech patterns/words described here, however my biggest annoyance when it comes to TV voice overs is how extremely patronising and robotic they often sound. So, tomorrow Ill apply for the job. Not fine. 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). The So at the beginning of every answer to a question, the Vocal Fry, the Upspeak all irritate me beyond all measure. Over his 10 years at NPR, he said he has grown emotionally to trust that his voice is enough. This was. My fifteen year old son frequently accuses me of picking on him for the way he speaks/writes. So annoying. I watched a high school teacher being interviewed on television and every other word was one of the phrases that make me tune out as I am bound to do when I am forced to watch a powerpoint presentation. I realize its really too early to be voting for Most Annoying for 2021, but this ones definitely been frosting my butt. So many people cannot do it. or common mispronunciation: Realtor, not Real a tor. She has performed guest star roles on NBC's Parks & Recreation and HBO's Veep, working with Amy Poehler and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, respectively. The sad thing is people who should know better obviously dont.murlean. , Your email address will not be published. Initially I read your comment as a knock on the Canadian pronunciation of sorry. Can I just start by saying that two very annoying vocal trends that have reached us here in the UK / Northern Ireland in recent years are up speaking and vocal fry, which are bad enough on their own. context or discernible link to the discussion. The best example is stuDENT. OMG! infomercial voice overs and direct response marketing, Voice Over Trends 2023: Less Looking, More Listening, Is the Golden Age of Voice Over Gone? The way peoplearenowpurposely talking slow as though everyone theyre speaking to is a moron? I mean, they really drew it out. She doesn't mind sounding human. The sad part about the first phrase (Uh, hello.everyone knows the Earth is round) is that anyone has to even say it at all in the 21st century. Can you comment on a growing trend of, what one person termed, manufactured precision diction? Change out. I blame social media and non-parenting. I recall an item on the NPR program All Things Considered in the EARLY 90s about the rising inflection? Im done. Yeah, used in this odd transitional way. Oh my Godd-uh! I also get extremely annoyed by these vocal crutch words so Im glad Im not the only who experiences this! This has brought me to believe that uptalk is contrived and not a natural progression of linguistics. This kind of speech pattern is common amongst younger television announcers/commentators. I hear it a lot among sports commentators and analyzers on tv and radio. As he remarkedthey have to teach to the middle to create any sense of moving forward in such large groups. I have heard right? at the end of sentences used frequently. Uptalk, a subset of valspeak, is the habit of producing a rising inflection as if youre asking a question even when youre not? Monkey hear, Monkey say! Duffin, of Planet Money, said that when she's recording she tries to sound like "a more listenable, polished version" of herself. 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