I work for a large tech company in the SF Bay Area and I can attest that uptalk, unfortunately, is more pervasive than ever. The voices on NPR are more diverse than ever. She currently sings with Summer Parfait, a jazz band including fellow NPR employees Chris Joyce and James Willetts. Someone has to take responsibility for the slaughter of the Queens English. Sadly, I dont think these trend will die out. Worchestershire sauce anyone? 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. 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. Thank you Paige for mentioning the accent on the wrong syllable trend. Perhaps its self-importance driving the habit. You and me both. No, thanks. You might hear the rich baritone of Bob Edwards. Isnt it a long-standing fact, that all beings respond to melodious speech far more positively than, for example, a shriek. James, As far as voice sounds, I do hear vocal fry on occasion and I notice men do it as well as women but women are more often chastised for it. The author ends a sentence that I assume was not a quote of someone else, with these words; What about the other inflection/tone people use now when they list things out? Thanks to ALL recent commenters for reading and sharing your thoughts on this topic. After she pointed this out to me, I hear an appalling number of people that half hiss/lisp when they speak on reputable news programs. I hate those words as they sound so false but we all use them. 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. 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. My current pet hate is the need for the speaker to promise to tell the truth as in To be honest, or Im not gonna lie, and then proceeds to reveal some piece of bland trivia! Videos, I get by with closed-caption options, otherwise just NO. So many things about schooling have been grating AND concerning me for quite a while! Now I hear that everywhere. And also SORREY, instead of saying sorry I hear it all the time paint-inG almost sounding like guh at the end of the syllable. "It's so quintessential to his delivery." And also have heard does that make sense? from one particular Millenial. Youve covered it all, including the Yes, no stupidity. Sam Sanders, host of NPR's It's Been A Minute, records a segment at NPR West on September 24, 2018. my grammar and punctuation was intended as sarcasm but the rest was serious. Are they insecure, manipulative, dishonest, sans capacity for original, independent thought???? My purpose in searching phrases that led me here was the very annoying yeah, no or visa versa. Filed Under: Fun Stuff Tagged With: Featured, patterns, speech, voice over style. I dont know, but it happens more often than youd think. It's BS. Hansen coaches voice . While he generally wants to be playful on his show, he said he's since tried to be more sensitive to when subjects require serious delivery. Im sorry to say that the age old requirement to communicate accurately both verbally and in writing, and to effectively be your true self while communicating, is rapidly being lost to us all, in favour of these Social Media / Reality TV educated fools who cant be bothered to spell a word properly or fully, or string a coherent sentence together without an emoji! 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. I love the content of the daily but can't stand the guttural voice of Michael Barbaro. She dragged out the word and pitched it higher. As a mother of 2 teens, I can certainly relate. Tripp, I agree completely. And Why It's. So Annoying Audio Funny Language More: 'Reply All' is a podcast which does not do this 7 years ago As the creator of this clips puts it: "All my favorite US podcasts are being ruined by this universally adopted affectation. Monkey hear, Monkey say! Questions. 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. I believe it to be the key to longevity. Their whole speach pattern changes. You missed uh, um, well you know( the three words used together). My goodness! He recently tweeted, "I've said this before, I'll say it again. The best example is stuDENT. Its sort of a way to soften, to be kind of vague, imprecise and uncommitted. If you pronounce the T (soft or hard) in button, youll get some strange glances, because literally no one here pronounces it that way. He would say, no I dont know in reply to our you know. I just love what you wrote. We really owe a lot to the guy who invented that, I mean, really. (Smirk. They also make thespeaker sound less intelligent and sometimes even manipulative. That means some listeners have to adjust to new sounds. Very annoying habit for a smart lady!! Hearing Americans and Britons speak is psychological torture. Ultimately, I realized that it is deeply right to have many different voices reporting on the powerful.". I realize its really too early to be voting for Most Annoying for 2021, but this ones definitely been frosting my butt. Its interrupted cadence. Others, over exaggerated, more perfect, funner and many more. Real News Host: You used the term space repeatedly. Its an epidemic among millennial actors, hosts, and cable news panelists/contributors. Ive noticed that, too. Along with that and many other things mentioned here ive also noticed use of the wrong vowel sounds. For example: One from Texas wrote: "Not all Americans sound like White American politicians and I wish that could be reflected on your airwaves.". You forgot the most annoying example of all: that of swallowing the t Im the middle of a word, together with a glottal stop. She suddenly realizes she slipped into AAVE for a few words because we were speaking casually. 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 It was made popular by chef Gordon Ramsden. Its EVERYWHERE on tv, the news reporters and movies. Every generation has its own trends, and thats natural, but this trend is spreading and sticking. So should only be used at the beginning of a sentence when you are either asking a new question or starting a whole new topic of conversation. Required fields are marked *. 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. Its mostly young females, but some young dudes do it as well. For example, Im from the southeastern USA. She can help reporters reduce vocal fry in their speech if they want to. For instance LAST becomes LOST. Lisa P. hit the nail on the head. its so not fairah!!. It seems all females under age 35 speak this way. Anyone care to comment? I understand these may be hip ways of speaking these days , but they actually detract from the message. Re-reading your article I see your use of annoying phrases was intentional and very effective. I dont think most people realize how annoying it is, especially when it becomes a pattern of speech, which it often does. an unconscious parroting of other pundits? For example as heard by a newscaster recently: It is always annoying, but sometimes makes the report(s) unlistenable. Omitting ts from wordsthe one word that brought it to my attention was moun or as we like to refer to it as mountain. I recently discovered cursive writing has been dropped, so do schools no longer teach how to construct a sentence? I even contacted a renowned acting school. In the U.S., though, the phrase is different from. When I hear than, I want to scream. dontgetaphd 6 mo. What comes to mind when you imagine an "NPR voice"? Im going out on a limb and saying they use it because it is something definitive in their conversation. "I think of Ira Glass as the king of vocal fry," she said. She tackled the challenge of transitioning to radio, in part, by developing an unusual approach to writing out her tracks (the reporter's narration). The one I cant stand is S-backing where they say shhtreet, shhhtrike, dishhhtraction. is my dog No! I can only see things getting worse and I dont know how Ill deal with it. Also, some news reporters will pepper their stories with obviously. Our and Hour is pronounced and sounds the same. As in change the sheets or change a lightbulb. is a problem. And when reporters and hosts deviate from that supposed standard, our office hears about it. My fifteen year old son frequently accuses me of picking on him for the way he speaks/writes. A major part of the Biden plan is to sort of prioritize pandemic assistance. Like, what about the kids, like mostly girls, that like say the word like, like every other word. There are so many of these annoying speech patterns and they are contagious. Its funny but also sad that the ways of the world, and so many traditions and really important things are not being passed down to the next generation. Anyone who thinks these things dont (or shouldnt) matter should think again. as f*ck immediately comes to mind, stupid-sounding phrases like SO MUCH YES! No one says sof-ten or lis-ten or plumb-er. I am a white dude on the radio, and no one has EVER tweeted at me critiquing my voice. If you really sit down and read every word its a fascinating phenomenon. They also do this in Germany, quite memorably. 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. I am particularly by the long, drawn out letter r at the end of a word: culturrrrr. So, like, gag me with a spoon, you know? Often theyll be a so tacked on to the start. And their voices reflect indelible features of their backgrounds where they're from and the voices they grew up with. Thats the main reason why most adults eventually decide its in their best interests to lose the bad habits. airlines. For example i had a really busy day today.. look something like.. this. Jessica Hansen is the voice of NPR's funding credits, and serves as an in-house voice coach for NPR. Eleanor Beardsley, and other unique female radio voices. I was thinking maybe it was a Mexican/American thing (I am Canadian). You asked your readers what we would like for you to include in your next video. 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