Perhaps its self-importance driving the habit. Heres one that you didnt feature maybe it doesnt count but its wrong and its annoying. I understand some countries use to instead of from, and I dont know if thats longstanding or new. I understand these may be hip ways of speaking these days , but they actually detract from the message. If you cant say it right how can you spell it correctly. Ive seen it theorized elsewhere that it began as an AAVE regional thing, cant remember which region, that just spread. Omg YES!! In addition, the effective and efficient usage of the words effective and efficient is an effective and efficient means of increasing effective and efficient effectiveness and efficiency. Aural homogeneity discourages listeners and future radio-makers who don't fit the mold. One study found that young women with vocal fry were perceived as less competent and trustworthy. As opposed to what? The biggest for me, though, is the epidemic vocal fry combined with a high-pitched voice, or sexy baby speak, among the majority of women, and many men now (Ira Glass, Im looking at you). There are plenty of valid points to be made about the speech patterns here, but how many of these comments boil down to, I hate this regional / demographic lingual trend because I cant relate to it ? Its not just insincere, its rude, as if theyre annoyed at having to say it. Because anybody who over pronounces their ts and ss sounds annoying to me. thanks Rebecca for chiming in with your comment from your perspective as an educator/coach. I know my rights Im a tax payer!). I thought I was an a-hole for being annoyed at these things. Agree! They clearly make a conscious decision to not have Black announcers speaking in the dominant Black American Vernacular English. Likely popularized by Michelle Obama and Oprah. Ironically, the girl in the last video does vocal fry throughout (I managed less than a minute of the video). Does anyone super agree? Its feels good to know others are as annoyed as I. I can only see things getting worse and I dont know how Ill deal with it. Omitting ts from wordsthe one word that brought it to my attention was moun or as we like to refer to it as mountain. Every second word she spoke that ended in a consonant had that ah at the end of it. I have heard meara and arrow instead of error. Do they know how ridiculous they appear???? For example, a word with almost any vowel (most commonly an a) is pronounced, instead of with the actual long or short vowel sound for that letter, with a somewhat nasal awww ie the schwa. how about people who fitty dollars instead of fifty? Just observant. 50% of revenue is from member stations. Thats the main reason why most adults eventually decide its in their best interests to lose the bad habits. I have to tune her out because I cant stand to listen to her talk. Its an epidemic among millennial actors, hosts, and cable news panelists/contributors. The vocal twerk I hear in men (mostly) is Listenfeels like a subtle form of bullying. Annoying and completely unnecessary. I think theres a time and place, but certainly the workplace is not the place. I first heard this on a home decorating tv show. Leaving the Ts out of a word, as in bu on or ki en. If you really sit down and read every word its a fascinating phenomenon. i agree, it drives me insane , they sound like 4 year olds. Brits will say Sorrey, and Americans will say sorry. None of these up-and-coming phrases ever appear in scripts that I read for actual voice-over jobs or auditions. As a result, my tolerance for vocal tics is definitely lower than it used to be. If I could type in this format, it would look something like this. For example, when they pronounce the word eight they say eigh-tah just pronouncing the last letter. It goes this way. 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. THANK YOU for this! Listing speak! 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. Everyone drops the T here. I wonder if its the education system, or perhaps social media or television. Uptalk or up speak are newer terms for ARI or Australian Rising Inflection which I am told is where it began. Why should we voice the t in often? Ive recently heard this from an organic drink company: However you healthy., Another, from a vitamin supplement company: Want to brain better?. It is an art not a nuisance. Im wondering if there is a name for a pattern Im noticing when people start listing bullet point details. Now that Im working remotely full-time, I have become actually aware of the speech patterns of the people I work with! 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. Duffin said voice critiques don't bother her personally but that she worries they limit who feels welcome on the air. But I remain relentless I call it out every time. Anyone who wishes to sound like an idiot is well within his or her rights to do so. Many people ARE taking advantage of the hot weather. Together with NPR's Training Team, she created a 10-minute voice coaching video, which offers tips to solve common vocal problems. The dropping of the T sound in the middle of words Ki**en, Bu**on is all over the place on radio and TV. Whatever you think of, you're not alone: Many listeners have an idea of what an NPR voice should sound like. How about pandimik (apparently meaning pandemic,) mimber (apparently meaning member,) and oh god, space (apparently derived from safe space). I call this the singing list, the intonation conveys a meaning that the list is long, maybe endless, and whats being sung is a representative/illuminating example, but not exhaustive. Am I alone in this? I was convinced I was the only one who noticed the (extremely annoying) uptick of use with the word right in conversation. Videos, I get by with closed-caption options, otherwise just NO. The first part of the sentence is on a lower pitch and then last word is HIGHerrr, and then the next is back to the first lower and last word is in the MIDDleee , etc. I like to call this Laundry Listing because it is like they are giving you this boring laundry list of things. A study in 2014 found that although vocal fry, whether used by men or . dontgetaphd 6 mo. I didnt read all the comments, so my apologies if this was already mentioned. e.g. This is currently the speech trend that is driving me insane, even more so sometimes than vocal fry, which really bugs me. !, WAIT-aahh. Thank you so much, Debbie and Baz! Another one that I see increasingly in many of those under 40, is known as g-dropping. Monkey hear, Monkey say! I dont know how these people get voice over jobs and why anyone would use them. At least enough to curb your own use (and maybe the usage by your kids, spouse and/or significant other). Vocal fry irritates the hell out of me! 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. In I Have Some Questions for You, Makkai has carefully crafted a novel that inhabits a strange interstitial space between a whodunit, a crime novel with a few elements plucked from found footage . Maybe I can strap them to a chair and rake my finger nails down a chalkboard! Weird or unique ways of speaking are one way to get noticed. 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. Allison Shelley/NPR Merry fucking xmas. Excellent analysis!!! But of-ten sets my teeth on edge. She has performed guest star roles on NBC's Parks & Recreation and HBO's Veep, working with Amy Poehler and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, respectively. , Your email address will not be published. Has anyone experienced this verbal hostage taking? Yes, vocal fry has become almost a standard version of vocalization in our current era. (ex. They must be changed Out. One day Im sure Ill lose my job after losing my temper with a patient. The biggest one that I hear it in is when celebrities say singer. All the best to you in navigating our wonderful world of words! Public radio should mean that all voices, relaying solid reporting, are respected enough to inform the country. I use both in different contexts. I view the word "like" in the entire opposite manner than a lot of those critics. "It has expanded my own understanding of the world and the people you have brought on board are excellent," he wrote. He wrote to us about his experience hearing reporters who did not sound like he does. The only thing more annoying is the continuation of the last syllable in a series of items. The voice goes up and slows down, theeeeeeeen, then they list detail 1, and detail two (pause) and detail three. 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.". This American Life even did a segment on the negative messages their women reporters receive about vocal fry. No one speaks like that in conversation and I find it both distracting and irritating. 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. It will not be a sad day for me when vocal fry becomes a bygone trend. Hi Debbie and those commenting, all of whom I can identify with wholeheartedly. I wonder if there is a name for this yet? 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. Is there not an audio producer charged with asking the reporters to speak with more maturity and confidence? I hate those words as they sound so false but we all use them. Our language is being bastardised for their own purpose, throat fry, non-pronunciation, just being annoying. Paige, Their tone raises up at the parts of the word I typed in capitals.. It makes the person listening want to say Please, just get to the point!, Can I just add..yeh yeh yeh yeh.. (in a convonot a song chorus. People use Right? as a complete sentence. Or it can negate what they just said, or preface a criticism or negative comment. There are two in particular that drive me insane: different than and misnomer.. Very annoying habit for a smart lady!! No-uh. Button, mountains Stoooop with the glottal stop! To me, thats like criticising someone who stutters, besides being a tool to stonewall me. Why do major newscasters use the word That so much!?!? How can there or here not be ON the ground, if it is, ON the ground. Please share more comments on this, and specifically what other patterns youd like to see us include in the next video. Thank you, Debbie! Thanks for your comment and video. Yes, I have an accent, but I use proper English as my model to imitate. Such as certain ,they no longer pronounce the t. Im a Southerner but I absolutely hate it. She has performed in television, film, stage, voiceovers, and commercials. Now that youve become painfully aware of my top five annoying speech patterns, please share your ownspeech pattern pet peeves. They have this childish high pitched baby voice and its like stabbing my ears with bamboo skewers. Listen to Dr. Blassey Ford. Its on Noom commercials, too. Ken, can you give some examples regarding Dr. Ford? its so not fairah!!. Arent there any metrics showing that people fast forward when they come on? They are also signaling their frustration that they cannot complete their thoughts. National faves: Jack Speer, Megna Chakhrabarti, Terry Gross National do-not-calls: Kai Ryssdal, Charlie Pierce sunnymentoaddict 6 yr. ago Ive heard narrators doing it on youtube videos. my grammar and punctuation was intended as sarcasm but the rest was serious. I have been trying to figure out why so so many people in TV commercials speak with a lisp. And who started everything being super??? The one I cant stand is S-backing where they say shhtreet, shhhtrike, dishhhtraction. It may be a form of ageism, but there is truth to every stereotype. Not sure what thats called, maybe we should invent a name for it . Hello Baz, and thank you so much for being so detailed in your descriptions of your total annoyance with these speech trends. We dont pronounce the t in soften, of fasten, or glisten. To say that all these fad-driven speech patterns are kinda, sorta, well I dont know, annoyingmay seem a bit harsh. Several years ago, feminist author Naomi Wolf suggested vocal fry among young women was causing them to "disown their own power.". Stripping is not music. Its usually when someone is trying to express exasperation or frustration-uh. The staccato, fry voices makes me hit the mute button. New words, why not? You forgot the most annoying example of all: that of swallowing the t Im the middle of a word, together with a glottal stop. But in between this & because Im bored at home, they do something called a live stream, which I didnt usually watch. Your email address will not be published. Also da for the has been trending. Maybe we could call it Blah-de-Blah Speak. Or I mean, Im not lyin when I say He started tracking the pervasive use of these five patterns of speaking that are appearing in virtually every interview he listens to lately, including on cable news and business channels. For everyone posting examples of patterns, if its possible to include a link to a Youtube video that illustrates the example, that would really help everyone know exactly what you are talking about. Love this article and the comments! I blame social media and non-parenting. The interior is super soft leather!. AMEN. She dragged out the word and pitched it higher. My purpose in searching phrases that led me here was the very annoying yeah, no or visa versa. I hear these daily with the younger crowd at work, and it has become an epidemic, catching on with even older folks. Please shut up!!! Watch ANY interview with a woman and they do this. I hear it all of the time especially as I live in a very affluent, lily white area. I saw it as SORE-ree. an unconscious parroting of other pundits? Also umm, like, and ya know interspersed in many informal AND formal conversations. Shes also picked up on all the popular, irritating ways of speaking. infomercial voice overs and direct response marketing, Voice Over Trends 2023: Less Looking, More Listening, Is the Golden Age of Voice Over Gone? Every sentence is spoken as a question, whether it is or not. On one news page I saw it used in four different headlines at the same time. Thank you for addressing the awful speech patterns in our society. Basically, many people, young people and more often women, will take a short vowel sound and make it a schwa sound ie. Its not cute. I have a friend who can code switch very well. The spaces are inappropriate and create tension for the listener. Fabulous opinions everybody: a terrific discussion! For some people, its their dominant speech pattern and they seemingly cant escape it. (Said in a condescending nerd voice: So. This is a huge trend on YouTube right now and its quite annoying. Right!? When I go into the 4th, 5th grade classes, I write my name on the board in cursive. Young women of all nationalities reporting from the most secluded parts of the world use these odd tones, rhythms and inflections. Hansen began acting at age 5, and was a cast member of a TV series on resisting peer pressure at 12. ago Agree, I have shuddered more than once when she consistently uses mildly incorrect grammar. To add to the I mean, is .I feel like, I have the pleasure of working with some folks that include these in every single spoken sentence. Or, when listening to a reporter or expert contributor on radio or television. At the end of a sentence? thing (and, as illustrated, often prematurely ending a sentence that actually wasnt? UGH!!! I DO say February. And everything is an experience this is a great millennial buzzword. Maybe its the microphones? Thats litteriiiiing, and he just kept walkiiiiing That isnt exactly it, but its similar. Other wise, this is mostly normal talk for everyone. He transcribed what she had said, changed the text color of "a few errors" to red, and suggested his own improvements in green brackets. Yes, the mute button is hit, the station is changed, and I stop cringing 20 minutes later. Can you tell the audience 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. How did this start? Sounding clear and natural on air takes time and practice. Wu-ut? Double negatives. Grammatical mistakes are less annoying, but still problematic. Ive noticed the upward shift in tone can be as much as an octave. Im curious if this is a West Coast thing with the under 40 set. I even heard some say go away-aahh or similar uses. All are irritating and to me, they pigeon-hole the speaker and come across as less intelligent and less confident than they realize or intend. This may be better: If he catches that he's saying "you know" a lot, he'll try to cut down on using it. My husband listens to a lot of podcasts, particularly enjoying them while out driving or working in the yard. 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. It applies to what the kids call music these days as well. I think its an attempt to sound more confident, self-assured and forceful. I am now hearing full glottal stops ( I think that is the correct term) being ignored. We can expect the children of millennials to pass annoying speech patterns on to their children. But, over the past few years students have become increasingly reproachful as if I am purposefully attacking their generation. But yes now every venture capitalist, techie and aspiring TED talker has a pseudo-self-effacing way of speaking using right and sort ofsoooooo annoying! Criticizing someone's voice often seems to be a criticism of their identity. Thanks to ALL recent commenters for reading and sharing your thoughts on this topic. Can you point to the bu**un? I was actually googling, trying to find if this type of (annoying!) As in: Reporter: Do you favor wearing masks in public to help slow the spread of SARS-CoV-2? Politician: Look, we in my state believe that those people working in the aerospace industry are important. Perhaps Mr. Stein would be willing to hand over the reading honors to him. The difference in their abilities to communicate well, resolve conflicts, and reach desired goals with less confusion is notable. In the Fresh Air episode about criticism of young women's voices she said,"People are busy policing young women's language, and nobody is policing older or younger men's language.". Its one of my many pet peeves in newscaster-speak, and I hear this one all the time especially from Rachel Martin on NPR. its so, like, annoying, right? The education system. Just stop! Can you tell us about the car accident you witnessed today? type in this format, it. 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. OK. How about the recent clipping to the end of some words. Example.. I remember one teenage girl who was working the cash register at a local convenience store. I love to hear all types of accents, and regional dialects, as long as theyre intelligible. And the speech pattern that led me to your page is the one Ive observed in the voice overs on virtually all home improvement shows. 'Voice' Author Explores Accents, Language And What Makes A Tone Sexy writer John Colapinto says the development of vocal structures may have been the key to humans' becoming the dominant species. I first noticed this on the Ezra Klein podcast. The worst is sort of. Initially I thought it was a precious Mid-Atlantic way of speaking from years gone by Gore Vidal was a sort of intellectual savant. Then as it was used repeatedly in the same program by these pundits I realized it was just some new ridiculous-sounding cautious way of not overstepping. I also see an affectation of a stammer, emphasizing the last syllable of a word, of a sentence, the totally unnecessary use of and so, after starting with the ubiquitous So, and repetition of statements as if the listener is an imbecile. Sh to begin start and such, is New York City and environs, similar to yuge. 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