That authenticity is key to NPR's original mission to "celebrate the human experience as infinitely varied." We drink when we hear Emily Bazelon and her cronies say ta on the Political Gabfest. "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. its so, like, annoying, right? she didn't sound certain saying her own name, helps reporters hone their voices for air. This dessert was super easy to make! This is why I refuse to hire young people! What comes to mind when you imagine an "NPR voice"? I stand self-corrected. It really became a battle of negative personalities in a race to the bottom of common decency.. very prevalent among high school kids and their teachers. 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. The word than demands a comparison of degrees, e.g., something is hotter/louder/more annoying than something else. Oh brother, Frankie! Ayesha Rascoe is an American journalist for NPR famous for her accent and distinctive voice for news delivery. I may be alone in this one lol, but i hate it. As Ted brought up a few posts up: the ubiquitous use of the words sort of by media drives me nuts! 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. She has performed in television, film, stage, voiceovers, and commercials. Id love to know how it happens. She suddenly realizes she slipped into AAVE for a few words because we were speaking casually. 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.". I recall an item on the NPR program All Things Considered in the EARLY 90s about the rising inflection? 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. Women who speak this way remind me of the ghosts in the movie, The Grudge.. Thank goodness I stopped listening to American mainstream news with all their Aussie employees. Heres what makes me hit mute/delete on any podcast, youtube speaker, Radio, etc. Shell draw out her sentences with filler words and phrases such as now this adding in a firm yeah this speak continues with nonsensical words until she brings in another thought. I can sense the pits of hell opening within my spirit and anger arising like smoke of an erupting volcano, ahhhhh! I have taught communication for three decades and address all of these practices with success in helping my young adult students understand how to code switch between casual and more business contexts. Its just laziness (and somehow its become cool to sound lazy or bored). I even heard some say go away-aahh or similar uses. Thanks for acknowledging this- I dont feel so insane anymore. 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. If I had my way all of the above media types would be banned outright at home, in school and in the workplace, as all of it makes me want to puke. For instance LAST becomes LOST. 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. I felt as though I learned something today. Privacy Policy. The spaces are inappropriate and create tension for the listener. I had to fight my own brain! The shtraight down the shtreet seems to be 40-45 and under. I growl at every inflected, high rising, ramble sometimes eliciting concerned looks from family members. ", It's not quite clear where the style comes from, but Mae West is often cited as an example, so it's not a new phenomenon. Its bad enough to hear it in speech but I recently received an email that began with these words. Yet many here dont seem to question their own speech patterns or prejudices. This had to have started with someonemaybe a Kardashian? 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 hear it on NPR a lot. The one I cant stand is S-backing where they say shhtreet, shhhtrike, dishhhtraction. I am thankful for people like you, who are still standing for some standards in a young society that is so quick to discard and dismantle anything that seems to be inconvenient or in any way challenging to their accepted, and often sub-par standards. No. What is the affectation where the speaker draws out the end of every sentence as if theyve just ran out of breath, but still want to get that last word out. Yeah at the beginning of a question that was not yes-or-no. It seems a convemient time period for my schedule at this tiiime, Up talk is especially annoying when the speaker is listing things, as in those pillow commercials:, I sleep better? If something is different from something else, from is the only word that works. 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. thanks for reading and your comment! If I were grading you, your report would get, at best, a C-," the listener from Missouri concluded. I hope they will include this in the next videos. Is there not an audio producer charged with asking the reporters to speak with more maturity and confidence? I have a friend who can code switch very well. Beyond annoying. Profeasionally, it comes down to efficiency and economy not to waste talk time with meaningless utterances or distractions. ***Follow @JoshVoorhees and the rest of the . ARGH!!!! The only thing more annoying is the continuation of the last syllable in a series of items. They stay on one pitch primarily and then bounce up to the other pitch (note) on certain words, usually at the end of the sentence or at a comma if it were to be written out. Even interviews with people youd think would be trained to avoid patterns like these are using them. And another one is annudder (another). I am particularly by the long, drawn out letter r at the end of a word: culturrrrr. Makes me understand why people sometimes get slapped! Psychologicaly though my theory is that women want to be listened to and they do it subconsciously to be heard and for people to pay attention to them. I respectfully disagree. This may be better: Worchestershire sauce anyone? This cymbal sound bite, arent event how a professional drummer would play, or maybe would not immediately make this sound unless the cymbals were damaged somehow. The pay is $18 an hour, and Id start on next Monday, soyeah. (My 18-yo granddaughter, recently). In our house it is forbidden LOL. culture that (IMO) is ruining our educational system. Theres a name for it, but I cant remember what its called. Help. I cannot remember any time that the person uttering that delusional phrase wasnt in political arts.. My vote for most annoying speech affectation goes to the word to. Food more and more often is being pronounce feud. Its not clear if upspeak/high rising terminal intonation started in Australia (or even New Zealand), or on the West Coast of the USA. It is difficult to give an example because this is a pitch pattern not just certain words. I often hear young women in their 20-40s, speak in a monotone for a few words and then raise the pitch to a a bit higher monotone level for a few words before ending sentence. Yes her voice was tough to take but once you realized what she went through.well fuck. These are just regional inflections, not errors per se. Important..pronounced Im-por-ent. Sounds like a 2 year old learning to speak. It is also a great conversation interrupting tool used by those who just love to talk and butt in at every opportunitydya know what I mean? Such as: NO-aahh!, STOP-aahh! Another one that I have not seen anyone else mention is does that make sense after every sentence. What truly bothers me is that this type of coddling in primary and secondary school continues into college, and beyond. I think females tend to do this more often and more dramatically. Also, using lol in a sentence is not only idiotic, and outdated, but it makes the commenter appear mentally retarded. So. Does anyone out there have any thoughts on any possible geographic relationship? For example as heard by a newscaster recently: Ill add the slow sing-songy way people have started to talk. As a young woman who sometimes subconsciously dips into this lower vocal register, I don't even notice when radio reporters speak with vocal fry. I understand some countries use to instead of from, and I dont know if thats longstanding or new. The fact of the matter is that the matter is not predicated upon fact, that its merely opinion or rumor, and that a huge majority of the time its from a political pundit whos paid by the broadcast network to establish a strawman argument to knock down the entire position of the other political pundits (not paid by the network). Very. 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. 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. I dont watch a lot of TV; but when I do I have to mute all the commercials. I thought I was being a stodgy Gen Xer in feeling profound contempt for these news pundits on CNN and MSNBC I just keep yelling at my TV: you sound like a moron! Theyre clearly not morons though many are well-educated and very smart but when they say right? and start a sentence with so they sound like idiots. This is exactly what Im looking for the name of The inflected list is the most common/overused pattern of speech. I have noticed lately female newscasters seemingly trying to avoid monotony by raising then lowering the pitch of the last syllable in a sentence. Every time I hear her voice, I immediately reach for the volume and turn it down. That means some listeners have to adjust to new sounds. And that show was probably a 5 year old rerun. The NPR Podcast. Another one that I see increasingly in many of those under 40, is known as g-dropping. Nails on a chalkboard to me. And, therein lies the issue. I relate to it now as it is the absolutely worst thing ever and the commercial uses the cymbals to change it into some great thing, which it is not. 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. This kind of speech pattern is common amongst younger television announcers/commentators. Imitating neanderthals? They rise the inflection of the words at the end of every sentence. All the best to you in navigating our wonderful world of words! Spot on! Ive been looking to see if i can find more information about where this is coming fromdrives me crazyuh. ago Agree, I have shuddered more than once when she consistently uses mildly incorrect grammar. Its lazy and not particularly descriptive. The biggest one that I hear it in is when celebrities say singer. This is what annoys me and I am a woman. its so not fairah!!. No, sorry. She is one of the favorite voices in the NPR. Is it hormones in food? Just like everyone else, sometimes reporters need a moment to collect their thoughts. Your observations are wonderful & interesting. Its come to the point that Im grateful when a guest says Youre welcome at the end. The vocal twerk I hear in men (mostly) is Listenfeels like a subtle form of bullying. Music is music. I like to call this Laundry Listing because it is like they are giving you this boring laundry list of things. It makes my skin crawl, when people say are, when it is PRONOUNCED, OUR!!! Other times I believe people fall into a speech pattern comfortable to them without questioning the outcomes of or reactions to their words, phrasing & delivery. Soooooo, its bad enough when girls speak that way but, when a guy does it, I know were in trouble. 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. Sam Sanders, host of NPR's It's Been A Minute, records a segment at NPR West on September 24, 2018. hide caption. Second one: the pin/pen merger. Its done a lot in the German language, too (which makes sense, if you think about it). Aha, I see what you did there. 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! I was convinced I was the only one who noticed the (extremely annoying) uptick of use with the word right in conversation. The most common is right? when used at the end of a sentence. Perhaps its self-importance driving the habit. The difference in their abilities to communicate well, resolve conflicts, and reach desired goals with less confusion is notable. We dont really distinguish the middle short e and middle short I in speech. Worst laugh is definitely Dan Pashman (The Sporkful). Also, I heard earlier on a My Pillow commercial a similar error which I failed to write down. Sheesh. I think it was about a year ago that I first noticed this creeping into speech. Was the Mike Lindell one, Thats why I curated MyPillow? Ask them when then the change in intonation and the rhythm, and theyll tell you they dont know. No more changing anything. Real News (Host): When do you think we can fully re-open schools, 5 days/week? I mean, I dont know if Ive ever experienced anything like it grammatically in my entire 43 years, on this planet anyway. 12 pt times new roman double spaces face to face conversations. Its my second or third. Thank you again for sharing your thoughts on this subject. I know my rights Im a tax payer!). I am so tired of women trying to sound like little girls and drawing out their s sounds. It really annoys me when people are speaking in clear English and then when its time foe them to refer to a foreign culture such as Latinos they cant just say Latinos like we do in English but they have to HEAVILY saturate their pronunciation so they can prove that they are almost (or actually) bilingual. Thats litteriiiiing, and he just kept walkiiiiing That isnt exactly it, but its similar. Can you tell the audience Glen Washington (Snap Judgment) is so smooth, I also like Gene Demby and Shereen Marisol Meraji (Code Switch). Listening to NPR is what got this whole thing started a few years back But now these patterns are showing up everywhere. I find the lisping oddly intriguing particularly on Chick-Fil-A commercials because of their run-in with those who accuse(d) them of homophobia. This is a difference due to where one was raised to speak. right? Hansen began acting at age 5, and was a cast member of a TV series on resisting peer pressure at 12. 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 dontgetaphd 6 mo. I feel compelled to add an educational commentary on the definition of music when out in public. Yes, vocal fry has become almost a standard version of vocalization in our current era. I mean, how did people even get through the day before the internet was invented! YES! Someone mentioned literally here and now that I think of it that one annoys me when I hear the younger members of the family use it, as well as actually. and our I have to tune her out because I cant stand to listen to her talk. She dragged out the word and pitched it higher. NPR must be making a conscious decision to allow all of this. In another, speakers with vocal fry received more votes in a hypothetical election. watch a MOvie, read a BOok, eat a COOkie, Ooops! Drives me nuts. Hey, buddy if you dont stop telling me to look, Ill just have to decline to listen. I came to this thread as I am driven mad by Nicola Walker, the terrific British actress (who I like very much) has this annoying habit of pausing momentarily in the middle of delivering her line in a script. to gain your insight on this phenomenon. I hear it all of the time especially as I live in a very affluent, lily white area. I am seriously thinking of finding a new provider for that very reason. Sauvignon Sauv in- yoh (silent n) not Sauv in- yawn. I didnt read all the comments, so my apologies if this was already mentioned. 'Planet money,' 'This American Life,' 'Radiolab,' 'Startup' Why? The kids were GRADED on handwriting in their report cards, and it was considered an important skill. Garage soft zzz, not hard J at end. An improper use is saying that everything that you feel is great, is awesome. Thats what it sounded like to me in your video. An interesting one this one. This was. Thats a very strange one. I wonder if they realize they are doing this? This is a huge trend on YouTube right now and its quite annoying. Filler words mean people are thinking in the moment, he added. Drives me crazy every time. Like any job, radio journalism requires training. I've said this before, I'll say it again. I didnt know there was a word for that! Thanks for your comment! When used, it sounds more like its a filler until the person can come up with the words he/she wants to say. 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. At work, I am surrounded by intelligent and well-educated women in their 20s to 40s who speak this way. Or is it gender? Stop talking like that!. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Maybe we could call it Blah-de-Blah Speak. What is that??? 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. At first, I thought maybe he was just discovering a new feature in the product he is explaining but it has become clear it is just something he blurts out every few minutes. Most examples have been covered here. 3) but think back to TV shows or movies from the 1950s or 1940s, the Trans Atlantic accent and men sounding like radio show hosts. to make it sound as it is so amazing, and all-important. I found this post because I was looking for a video that addresses this. Did you see that? This is certainly not limited to lower social groups; its becoming endemic in very educated middle class professionals. Im not ashamed to say that I have on frequent occasion shown these dim-witted types the door of my office immediately (usually upon hearing any hint of vocal fry, thats enough to do it), telling them to email me their query, which I then promptly delete without reading, and send them an auto-reply to that effect. I suppose if the heart is in the right place, we can forgive some of these transgressions of speech. I have heard right? at the end of sentences used frequently. Why diminish that by lowering our standards for education and employment? One will usually do the trick! Auto-formatting removed the numerous spaces between the words in my last sentence, rendering the example less than illustrative. Also, add to The List the pronounciation of the word food as (something like), fee-yood, and potato and soup as, pota-teeyoo and see-yoop. NOW, I substitute. Even if something just happened and I witnessed it with him. . caused your repeated use of the vague term, space, without a specific That means some listeners have to adjust to new sounds. Uptalk at ?s. i agree, it drives me insane , they sound like 4 year olds. Did college professors never say.hey, thats annoying and unprofessional? Young women of all nationalities reporting from the most secluded parts of the world use these odd tones, rhythms and inflections. Youre totally right. Our and Hour is pronounced and sounds the same. 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. Its a virus spreading. Thank gawd to learn Im not the only one who bitches about these assaults on English. If we could get the Australians to leave home we could return the island to its original (European) use. https://youtu.be/gGEit7Fg9HU. What is it called when people stress the end of the last few words of a sentence as if they are using. 10 years later, it has infected our speech everywhere in North America. I long to hear a host say Youre welcome in response. Grown men purposely deforming their mouth to speak like a FREAK! its there, though much less pronounced (sic.). This collection would be much funnier if the written intro didnt include a sentence beginning I mean So, what weve found in our research is that people tend to add this word as a way to sound informal yet still be an expert.. I wonder how many of these patterns we can blame on Keeping Up with the Kardashians and other shows of that ilk. Person 2: So, did you ever get to visit your mother in Phoenix?, If you are just answering someone elses previous question, DO NOT begin with So. Are you listening to me? Am I alone in this? One study found that young women with vocal fry were perceived as less competent and trustworthy. It has an r in it (two , to be pendantic) and I am not a child. While it may not be pleasing to US, it may be a more recognizable and standard sound to those who are currently hiring VO talent, or even on-camera talent. Ugh! This post & comments are fun because though annoying is a subjective quality, some of these patterns & phrasing are widely undesirable. What about the other inflection/tone people use now when they list things out? Brits will say Sorrey, and Americans will say sorry. Why isnt anyone saying to anymore? On one news page I saw it used in four different headlines at the same time. thats Mineah! Yes, I found this site while searching for Stephen Dubner annoying speech pattern. Shes also picked up on all the popular, irritating ways of speaking. She also created and hosted two seasons of Lean & Hungry's award-winning podcast. The ending gah sound, as in reading-gah drives me nuts. Its definitely whiny, and its annoying as hell to my ears. No. or: They also do this in Germany, quite memorably. Ive noticed the upward shift in tone can be as much as an octave. Thankfully, people have stopped using in terms of before every statement! I think its rather sad. Great article. as f*ck immediately comes to mind, stupid-sounding phrases like SO MUCH YES! Person 1: I went to a concert yesterday and it was very entertaining! I am relieved to find this list because listening to NPR has become impossible. People complained that young, female reporters rasped their voices in an unprofessional way. I want the people representing my company to be PROFESSIONAL. If the person is on TV, I have to change the channel. Eckert, the linguist, found that the biggest users of vocal fry are actually men. ta instead of to So, what are you gonna do about that job application? Fine. All Im hearing from this post is a lot of complaining over nothing. 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! Most of us know the way we speak may change depending what social situation were in. What are they like. Personally, I have a laundry list of poor speech and grammar pet peeves. You might think of Terry Gross' velvety timbre. It seems all females under age 35 speak this way. Recent research into vocal fry suggests that women do indeed have a tougher go of it than men when their voices slip into a lower register. Please. I know which zoo program youre referring to and I cant watch it either. Ive also noticed uptalk transcends position and demographics. More common, is hearing someone speak with various combinations of several of these patterns appearing in just one sentence! Merry fucking xmas. Having a predilection for languages & words, combined with being a professional presenter for most of life, my ear is sensitive to all uses of phrasology; blue, high tone, trends, slang, group ID, annoying & more. Initially I read your comment as a knock on the Canadian pronunciation of sorry. There are several blogs online, written by women who think society needs to stop being critical of their way of talking; i.e. Basically, many people, young people and more often women, will take a short vowel sound and make it a schwa sound ie. I get all excited about what Im telling, when he suddenly blurts out, Finish a sentence! I am confounded; I get angry; I reiterate, for the umpteenth time, I cant help it! STOP THAT NONSENSE! And yes they sound condescending. Over his 10 years at NPR, he said he has grown emotionally to trust that his voice is enough. 4) Replacing the good old annoying no problem with the nearly arrogant no worries. , Your email address will not be published. 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