Please try to make your reports professional. Unfortunately these offensive speech trends have been happening for many decades. Instant shutdown. 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. No-uh. Heres one that you didnt feature maybe it doesnt count but its wrong and its annoying. And last but certainly NOT least, saying the work right after every other sentence this makes me feel physically nauseated. 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. For example youre not just happy to be here today youre SUPER happy. Its super annoying. Corollary: being excited about even the most routine, long-anticipated events, such as the press release I saw last week about a new software upgrade that the developer was super excited to announce. That was actually in the written press release. I was convinced I was the only one who noticed the (extremely annoying) uptick of use with the word right in conversation. Love thatNo problem. Its as if speakers dont care whether their grammar is correct. Does anyone say FebRuary without sounding ridiculous? These hip speech patterns are used by women in, I would say 90% of the conversations Im involved with or hearing out in public. This is supposed to be pronounced with the emphasis on the first syllable: STUdent. What about using the words at all, at the end of a sentence. Do you see the bu**un? Auto-formatting removed the numerous spaces between the words in my last sentence, rendering the example less than illustrative. E.g. You know This phrase is increasingly being usedat the beginning of the sentence as a lead-in. Anyone who wishes to sound like an idiot is well within his or her rights to do so. Everyone is using that now it seems! Yet many here dont seem to question their own speech patterns or prejudices. Someone must start these silly fads. My current favorite is folks who add the word literally to every statement. 2. It sounds like theyre saying, Think yeeough. in a rude, snobby, sneer down the nose at you manner. right? So many people cannot do it. At one point in the history of the English language, you was the *plural* second-person pronoun, and thou was singular. I know which zoo program youre referring to and I cant watch it either. She has received a few emails about her voice from listeners, including one that said she didn't sound certain saying her own name, which she briefly addressed in a Planet Money segment. Im not in it with any Cornholio who believes the Bill of Rights was ammended such that no government edict can mandate the wearing of masks or otherwise intrude on their bottom-shelf 40 brains belief of their right to cough and sneeze on me. And everything is an experience this is a great millennial buzzword. Love this article and the comments! Eckert, the linguist, found that the biggest users of vocal fry are actually men. Glen Washington (Snap Judgment) is so smooth, I also like Gene Demby and Shereen Marisol Meraji (Code Switch). If I hear this on TV I change the channel. Questions. Its been shortened from I know, right? (Aka, IKR?) Why bother with all the words when you can trim it down to one. I think theres a time and place, but certainly the workplace is not the place. I suppose if the heart is in the right place, we can forgive some of these transgressions of speech. Is it the c thats throwing them, or are they getting it confused with the word anxious? The only thing more annoying is the continuation of the last syllable in a series of items. upspeak, vocal fry, constant buzzwords, overworked filler phrases, etc. 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. The pay is $18 an hour, and Id start on next Monday, soyeah. (My 18-yo granddaughter, recently). after. OMG! I cant keep track of the number of very interesting podcasts with important messages that Ive had to turn off because of the horrible vocal fryyyyyyyy. 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. Tomorrow WILL be a hot day or Unfortunately most people dont even notice they have been infected, or they simply dont care, leaving people like me to go crazy. 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). THAT is annoying. I only have radio, and mostly listen to public radio local, national, and world. Soooooo, its bad enough when girls speak that way but, when a guy does it, I know were in trouble. The letters arent required to be immediately next to each other, as in hiSHtoRy, either. But then apparently its me whos the grumpy old man with a problem, when I correct my kids in their use of basic English grammar. https://youtu.be/gGEit7Fg9HU. If I were grading you, your report would get, at best, a C-," the listener from Missouri concluded. 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. Those filler words of such concern to some listeners are especially likely to slip in on live radio, when there is no opportunity to edit out mistakes or other problems. My purpose in searching phrases that led me here was the very annoying yeah, no or visa versa. It sends the message that only some people can be trusted to report the news. So, tomorrow Ill apply for the job. Not fine. Its kind of like way better than going to the library. Stop talking like that!. They want profit without first investing in professionalism, imo. The dropping of the T sound in the middle of words Ki**en, Bu**on is all over the place on radio and TV. 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? Language is too rich. Heres another verbal habit thats annoyed me to the point of pounding the wall. A new one Ive just started noticing on a local radio interview, and from my husband (ugh) is accentuating the word to and a pause. Ive been trying to find what this is called online, and not having any luck. Does that mean that Aussies and New Zealanders are not sure of themselves? Ayesha Rascoe is an American journalist for NPR famous for her accent and distinctive voice for news delivery. I think it was around this time that the issue of vocal fry came to the foreground on NPR. Look at any Hugh Grant movie, and youll see. I had never noticed the yeah yeah yeah but within ten minutes I heard it on tv. Formerly worst voice was Diane Rehm. They probably started out as texting shortcuts, but the two I cant stand are LOL crammed into every sentence, and OMG at the beginning of every sentence. is You get the idea. Thank you for a great opportunity to express & learn. Agreed, Paula. I may be a little looser with my language, grammar, slang with my close girlfriend than in a business or unfamiliar situation. The biggest one that I hear it in is when celebrities say singer. I first heard this on a Dove commercial. ish instead of pronouncing it as iz. 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. Eleanor Beardsley, and other unique female radio voices. Much of what else is mentioned here Ive not heard or not noticed. Im a Southerner but I absolutely hate it. I DO say February. On those rare occasions when I hear an interview with someone who is profoundly lacking all of these five patterns, it is such a breath of fresh air! A tragic comment on our times, indeed. 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. Playin, doin, shopping, talkin, and just today consultin. Shouldnt voice overs sound like natural speech? 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. AAHHH!!! 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. ", In the ensuing #PubRadioVoice conversation, now-host of Weekend Edition Sunday Lulu Garcia-Navarro tweeted about a similar experience. That reminds me of a form of uptalk, but also theres a thing I notice where a person will have two pitches in their speech. Pretending to be an annoying, loud, meowing cat will place the voice right up front. And please read through the comments for some very interesting insights and observations from other readers. I have a friend who can code switch very well. I've said this before, I'll say it again. Filler words mean people are thinking in the moment, he added. I actually literally sat down. I like to respond: as opposed to figuratively sat down, I suppose. But here is the one trend that makes every cell in my body burst: It is when (perhaps two trends, but related), for example, a writer or announcer will state there are two reasons for situation X. the first is Y. Start the answer with a yeah., I love these comments! This seems to be catching on, even by some senior respected news folks. The Up-and-Coming Most Annoying Speech Patterns Being a voice-over talent makes me extremely sensitive to not only the sound of voices I hear on TV, radio and the internet, but also to the words that are chosen. Of course, that is a feeling that non-white, non-male, non-midwesterners have felt for most of the history of broadcasting. I view the word "like" in the entire opposite manner than a lot of those critics. Speaking to NPR's Code Switch on his thoughts, he said, "Without being directly told, people like me learn that our way of speaking isn't professional, and you start to imitate the standard or even hide the distinctive features of your own voice. I dont consider it thoughtful because the next word follows immediately. The Public Editor has examined concerns about pronunciation and accents, but for the most part, our office hasn't addressed complaints about how NPR reporters and hosts speak and sound. Look at what?? We do a lot of VO recording work with China in particular in teaching English to school children, and are careful to provide proper grammar and usage in that regard. I believe he is from the Bay Area in California. Wish the tv stations would actually listen to their employeesfemale reporters are the WORST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for commenting Doyle, thats a new one I havent noticed yet. Sadly, we all need to bite our tongues. Or, as my best friend calls it: the hissed s. For example, the word is news, not noose. Mostly female but males do it too. Yes, I understand that my fixated attention on these patterns is what is causing me to be distracted. Other wise, this is mostly normal talk for everyone. Weird or unique ways of speaking are one way to get noticed. Change out. She can help reporters reduce vocal fry in their speech if they want to. why do young women want to sound freaky? this article was originally conceived after listening to NPR and the annoying patterns heard by those that are supposed to be professional broadcasters. 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. I notice my three year old great-grandson now says I really miss you guys when he used to just say I miss you., Some other annoying trends are 1) super, totally and uber for very Another one that I have not seen anyone else mention is does that make sense after every sentence. Thanks for your comment and video. Thank you Baz for this eloquently written commentary. I thought it must be a local thing. Lets not forget the increasingly common tyoo in lieu of two, to, or too. Firstly, I would like to say that I quite enjoyed reading your article. Him: Im like did you see that? (My wife thinks I am. ) It irritates me to see UR instead of you are or switched RU ,are you? "It's so quintessential to his delivery." Please. An improper use is saying that everything that you feel is great, is awesome. Thanks for reading and commenting with such a detailed response, Adrianne. I think its lazy not to pronounce words correctly. Those experiences felt like subtle whitewashing of his voice. Dont get me started on the vocal fry. In another, speakers with vocal fry received more votes in a hypothetical election. Oh, and yes, I know I left off many other annoying speech patterns. Not only I improperly placed but me used at the start of a phrase. The point is not worth discussing because of what was just said. I also wonder with all the texting short cuts, have we created a new language? THAT new vaccine, THAT plane crash, THAT police shooting its really getting annoying. I put my own example of me saying it in this Youtube link: It was the most annoying thing I had ever heard. Filed Under: Fun Stuff Tagged With: Featured, patterns, speech, voice over style. I stand self-corrected. She summarized her findings to Gross this way: "Those of us who are bothered by some of these features are probably just getting old.". I have heard infants using words like this when they are learning, but to hear it coming from the mouth of a grown woman? What's a listener to do when they hear a voice that they don't like? It is not as if we do not live above the ground. Receive a detailed quote, custom audition, and the ultimate in voice quality. Children these days arent even taught it anymore, and should they actually receive a hand-written note, they act as if they are translating some strange foreign sandscript language, to even try and read it. Would you please counsel ME on it? I have assumed theyre trying to sound British, which may also account for the glottal stop (i think thats the correct term) in words like curtain, mountain, sweeten etc. 4) adding definately before every verb Britain? Misnomer is now used when what is really meant is misconception. These are two different words with different meanings. Like yourself, Im thinking its a trend. I have two. Its like the art of cursive, or long hand writing, which has also become a relic of the past for so many. Can you point to the bu**un? Even politics reporter Detrow, who doesn't hear from listeners about his voice, said he evaluates his own interviews. 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. Especially, the pervasive use of poor speech in the business world, and academia. Politician: Look, we in my state believe that those people working in the aerospace industry are important. Thank you again for sharing your thoughts on this subject. Either Feb-roo-ary or Feb-yoo-ary is acceptable. Once you learn a second language its hard to speak it incorrectly. Did college professors never say.hey, thats annoying and unprofessional? Further, it seems that engaging in these practices seems to indicate a greater authenticity for Gen Z and Millennials. I wonder ifnah, prolly not. Someone. And then those styles get copied and go viral and pretty soon you hear it everywhere. Ek-specially, think-yewwwuh and using individual instead of person are three of my current annoyance triggers. Were they all forced to attend the same course and drilled in this method before earning their hosting gigs? It wasnt just that the election campaign this year was ugly, right? Vocal fry. It seems all females under age 35 speak this way. Great use of the word literally there, Amber. Dont run into nobody! (a parent to a child) NOW, I substitute. 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