I dont know of any name for that But reading your comment makes me think that maybe a lot of this type of speaking comes as a side effect of the Youtube and social media age, where people try to stand out and get noticed any way that they can. Simply put, the standards for on-air positions were much higher when I entered the workforce: speaking well was imperative, but not nearly as important as having television looks. Public radio should mean that all voices, relaying solid reporting, are respected enough to inform the country. Also the use of words kiddo and doggo. Moving forward, going forward, I turn off the radio. Shes also picked up on all the popular, irritating ways of speaking. The power of live radio, after all, is that it's live. Its done a lot in the German language, too (which makes sense, if you think about it). Ive been trying to find what this is called online, and not having any luck. Firstly, I would like to say that I quite enjoyed reading your article. I wonder if there is a name for this yet? Hansen earned her MFA in Acting from Brandeis University, and has additionally studied in New York and France, at the Guthrie Theatre, and at Studio Theatre Conservatory. Look at what?? And in setting forth a list of things that are alternatives, rather than saying whether its A or B or C they say whether its A, whether its B, whether its C. You can shream ashuss g t v. The 2021 Dream Home is looking good and wanting you to win it. 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 difference in their abilities to communicate well, resolve conflicts, and reach desired goals with less confusion is notable. Their tone raises up at the parts of the word I typed in capitals.. (ex. Duffin said voice critiques don't bother her personally but that she worries they limit who feels welcome on the air. Jessica Hansen is the voice of NPR's funding credits, and serves as an in-house voice coach for NPR. No-uh. I even heard some say go away-aahh or similar uses. A proper use example is: Parenting is an awesome responsibility. "That's why you listen it's to hear people talk," Fortir said. 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. I didnt read through all of the comments but one I didnt see mentioned is the common trend now, most especially (again) by young to even college aged females adding If it can be misused, so much the better. 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. It is always annoying, but sometimes makes the report(s) unlistenable. Heres a new video we created to demonstrate some of the more common patterns you hear today. In 2015, Chenjerai Kumanyika, a radio journalist and professor, published an essay on Transom.org that sparked a conversation about race and public radio. I also blame Britney Spears. When I go into the 4th, 5th grade classes, I write my name on the board in cursive. The NPR Podcast. I want to post it on Facebook. The one Im most sick of hearing and seeing is OMG.its not only extremely annoying and offensive, it makes the person using this abbreviation seem ignorant, unintelligent and immature, but it also happens to be highly blasphemous. I understand some countries use to instead of from, and I dont know if thats longstanding or new. Everyone is using that now it seems! My current favorite is folks who add the word literally to every statement. Hansen began acting at age 5, and was a cast member of a TV series on resisting peer pressure at 12. It really became a battle of negative personalities in a race to the bottom of common decency.. If none of you engage in such things, youre likely guilty of the offense that led me to search for endless monotone monologue of older Americans. It can make engaging topics so boring, it makes death enticing. For instance LAST becomes LOST. OMG! I came here to see if anyone else had noticed that young women are suddenly dropping the T sound in the middle of wordsor if maybe theyd been doing it all along and I only just noticed and am now hearing it everywhere. I cant stand when people say I cant even or I just cant with her or some nonsense like that, and they just end it right thereOr when people say YEAH you are with misplaced emphasis. I do not want to hear anyone speaking with mosquito tones. Also, why has everyone started turning ts to ds. NPR's 50 Great Voices Entertainment: Music Voices. And please read through the comments for some very interesting insights and observations from other readers. For example, instead of saying No they say NoUH. Help. While editing a piece, he found himself imagining the words spoken by a more white voice instead of his own. Where did this come from? 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. Several years ago, feminist author Naomi Wolf suggested vocal fry among young women was causing them to "disown their own power.". For example, mou- uhn, instead of moun-tain. The first example makes full-grown adults sound like a toddler who cant yet say his/her ts.. Im so glad I stumbled upon this story which consolidates all the worst habits of TV news people as well as the thread of reader responses. The staccato, infantile voices of the most cultured, educated, experienced, expert young women must have some scientific basis. 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. NPR must be making a conscious decision to allow all of this. Its bad enough to hear it in speech but I recently received an email that began with these words. Objective reality, for some folks, must be something that just happens to others. Then on the other extreme we have ABSOLUTELY. I dont know how these people get voice over jobs and why anyone would use them. thats Mineah! I only have radio, and mostly listen to public radio local, national, and world. This occurs a lot when listing items. Not only I improperly placed but me used at the start of a phrase. Change out. As a result, many teachers stopped teaching it. 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. I believe it to be the key to longevity. National faves: Jack Speer, Megna Chakhrabarti, Terry Gross National do-not-calls: Kai Ryssdal, Charlie Pierce sunnymentoaddict 6 yr. ago If reporters find that their voices are "tired," reducing vocal fry might be one way to help. What I was really searching for is the new pattern that my daughter seems..touse. Can you comment on a growing trend of, what one person termed, manufactured precision diction? For example, Im from the southeastern USA. For some people, its their dominant speech pattern and they seemingly cant escape it. And, therein lies the issue. But, these trends are needed- If they didnt happen we would still be saying things like Where Art Thou?. And who started everything being super??? And whats with the puzzling trend of using a string of question marks for emphasis? attack becomes attawwk; radio becomes rawwdio. One from Texas wrote: "Not all Americans sound like White American politicians and I wish that could be reflected on your airwaves.". Do you see the bu**un? This one has been around for ages but, you know, its been given new life with a new use you cant help but constantly hear if you listen for it. Nice to find Im not the only person driven to distraction by these annoying speech habits. Button, mountains Stoooop with the glottal stop! Its far from the only silent letter in spoken English. Yes, vocal fry has become almost a standard version of vocalization in our current era. Im not an imbecile who is unable to follow a connected train if thought! Youre totally right. It is not as if we do not live above the ground. 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. This dessert was super easy to make! There is no place in the adult, professional world for this nonsense. 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. I suppose if the heart is in the right place, we can forgive some of these transgressions of speech. would. Even if something just happened and I witnessed it with him. I suppose since the rulers of NPR have daughters who all speak like this. Me too! Especially when hearing service providers use it after customers express thanks. Theres no k sound in the word, yet many people want to pronounce it as though there is. Then there is borough , pronounced burra, the yanks say burrow, thats what a mole does in your garden. Fly them in and leave them in the outback. Grunting is not music. Pay attention and I promise youll start noticing these patterns in nearly every casual conversation you listen in on. Oh brother, Frankie! Sort of and right came right out of Britain. But many English speakers dont really consider you as plural, because its indistinguishable from the singular, and so they perceive a gap in our pronoun system, which has been filled with a number of informal second-person plural pronouns: yall, you guys, yous guys, you-all, you lot (UK), etc. Yeah, Ill second that motion. Credibility goes out the window. Listen out for it ; itll shock you just how common it is! Agreed, Debbie! I cant stand people pronouncing words that end ing like the end with een, i.e. Further, it seems that engaging in these practices seems to indicate a greater authenticity for Gen Z and Millennials. NPR is moving announcer Sabrina Farhi out of her "primary" role reading its sponsorship credits, according to an email to member stations. One of her favorites is Shtrategy. Yes, I have an accent, but I use proper English as my model to imitate. For example, talking.with.periods.between.words! Hansen strives to make quality performance accessible to everyone, whether as a performer, creator, strategic leader, or coach. Such as: NO-aahh!, STOP-aahh! Ironically, the girl in the last video does vocal fry throughout (I managed less than a minute of the video). 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). Someone above grits their teeth at Americans and Brits speaking. 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. Perhaps I need to pay more attention to the bungled up speech patterns that are in use. Or it can negate what they just said, or preface a criticism or negative comment. Eckert, the linguist, found that the biggest users of vocal fry are actually men. Do TV news announcers take classes in speaking this way? Sounding clear and natural on air takes time and practice. Jessica Hansen, one of the voices of NPR's funding credits and its in-house vocal coach, helps reporters hone their voices for air. The only thing more annoying is the continuation of the last syllable in a series of items. Thanks for reading and commenting with such a detailed response, Adrianne. So, you probably already know about vocal fry, valspeak and uptalk, right? 'Planet money,' 'This American Life,' 'Radiolab,' 'Startup' Why? 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. Real News Host; Also, many of our viewers are likely wondering what My husband listens to a lot of podcasts, particularly enjoying them while out driving or working in the yard. 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. My shopping experiences in the UK have changed since I turned 60 and let my hair go grey. walkeen instead of walking. That one really gets me. And they do it a lot. Most examples have been covered here. Thanks for acknowledging this- I dont feel so insane anymore. Mostly female but males do it too. (Thuh ocean, thuh actor). I am now hearing full glottal stops ( I think that is the correct term) being ignored. Many shop assistants think they are being kind referring to me as Sweetheart or Hun. ? or common mispronunciation: Realtor, not Real a tor. Is it the c thats throwing them, or are they getting it confused with the word anxious? Can you point to the bu**un? No more changing anything. Also the northeastern dis, dat, dem and does for this, that, them and those. An interesting one this one. I view the word "like" in the entire opposite manner than a lot of those critics. METAPHORICALLY no one? If youve ever heard Jedediah Vila, she does it ALL the time. Its hard to come up with additional topics, since so many of the biggies were already discussed. Uptalk or up speak are newer terms for ARI or Australian Rising Inflection which I am told is where it began. Yet its undocumented. I believe they are taught this mode of delivering content. But when used in television, radio, or print, I boil uncontrollably. I dont watch a lot of TV; but when I do I have to mute all the commercials. Maybe I can strap them to a chair and rake my finger nails down a chalkboard! 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. Everyone drops the T here. 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. What about using the words at all, at the end of a sentence. Seems our country (or generation) is being overrun with these ridiculous patterns! However, the habit of young womens talk that no one has mentioned is the tendency to cluster words together in extremely fast phrases within sentences, a habit which once I notice, becomes increasingly irritating. I have been trying to figure out why so so many people in TV commercials speak with a lisp. They read out various super-chats & live comments, chat about various media happenings, but one host, Francis Foster (they are both stand up comedians too) repeatedly says absolutely in response to everything. I get far more hung up on language misuse, though. A lazy speech habit that grates on my nerves is the use of Also too. And everything is an experience this is a great millennial buzzword. I know which zoo program youre referring to and I cant watch it either. Can you tell the audience exactly to what you are referring in your immediately preceding use of the word space? Ayesha Rascoe is an American journalist for NPR famous for her accent and distinctive voice for news delivery. No. She can help reporters reduce vocal fry in their speech if they want to. I also wonder with all the texting short cuts, have we created a new language? I change channels whenever I hear it. Ah. For example: There are many more I could come up with, but tedious at the moment. Thankfully, people have stopped using in terms of before every statement! One reason we don't comment on reporters' voices is because voice is personal. She has taught throughout the Washington metropolitan area, including the Duke Ellington School of the Arts and American University. One of the reasons the patterns become so widespread, particularly with the current trend of vocal fry, is the feeling of belonging it gives young women. My personal least favorite is Bill Littlefield (Only a Game) for some reason I can't explain. I cannot remember any time that the person uttering that delusional phrase wasnt in political arts.. 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 may have developed independently in both places. 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? Others, over exaggerated, more perfect, funner and many more. Is it hormones in food? They also do this in Germany, quite memorably. I cant understand why newscasters emphasize random words (often times its a verb) 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. As a mother of 2 teens, I can certainly relate. And, like a highly contagious virus, it is possible that by simply reading this post, you too will become afflicted! Does that mean that Aussies and New Zealanders are not sure of themselves? 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. Even if the people indulging in these patterns have an incredibly high IQ, the patterns work against them by making them: Despite all the detriments of allowingthose patterns to unconsciously creep into your own conversational lexicon, people are falling prey at rapid rates. Or adding the wrong vowels to words for instance making the word food sound more like fewd. She helps people who find they sound monotone, sing-songy or low-energy. I first noticed it when Joanna Gains talked and now I notice it everywhere. Those experiences felt like subtle whitewashing of his voice. So, tomorrow Ill apply for the job. Not fine. He told me: That is a sign that I've opened them up, they feel comfortable and they're talking in the way that they just regularly talk. Youre not insane. And so, yeah. Super annoying! All of this is annoying- up talk, vocal fry, So. The over use of the word like doesnt bother me too much. But like you, when I find a younger person who is free of the upspeak, glottal fry, lack of oxygen when speaking, or repetitive use of um, like and you know it is always refreshing. These are examples of bad grammar, mispronounced words, and slang. A major part of the Biden plan is to sort of prioritize pandemic assistance. Suddenly I see the speech patterns that seem unnatural and improper. And then I had to take the Range Rover in for serviiiiiiiiice, I mean, Im like sooo worn out ( vocal fry). I cant get used it but somehow I must figure out how to do it or Ill never be able to chill with my great grand children. I guess my question is: is this a recognised speech defect? Voice. If it is so obvious, why is it news? I am so happy that I found this website! OMG! I also wish we could deny medical service to anyone who refused to wear a mask and then contracted Covid-19. 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.. Watch ANY interview with a woman and they do this. How about But uh.. ?? I may be a little looser with my language, grammar, slang with my close girlfriend than in a business or unfamiliar situation. There are a lot of great voices too though. I agree with your comments whole-heartedly, and also wish that more attention be paid in the school environment to identifying and correcting inappropriate speech and speech patterns. I guess it works when communication is between persons with a combined vocabulary of less than 100 words, but for everyone else its extremely annoying. For example, I have to walk my doggggg, pick up the kidddds, and go grocery shoppinnnng. context or discernible link to the discussion. Weird or unique ways of speaking are one way to get noticed. Who started that? 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. Its easy to overlook poor speech when an attractive face is delivering the information. At work, I am surrounded by intelligent and well-educated women in their 20s to 40s who speak this way. And that show was probably a 5 year old rerun. So many people cannot do it. The overuse of a particular swear word is also annoying. There are some new kids on the block this year: In these trying times. If I hear this on TV I change the channel. All of this is from one person. Ive heard this a lot in the mid-Atlantic states, but lately its infested patterns of speech throughout the United Stateshow about Canada? 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. a. period. Most of us know the way we speak may change depending what social situation were in. As in, Yo, Im tellin you, shtraight up, this thing is yuge, aight?, Yes, no I dont like all of those bad habits either AND the inverse No, yes we should all be aware these speech patterns are happening increasingly.. Your observations are wonderful & interesting. Ek-specially, think-yewwwuh and using individual instead of person are three of my current annoyance triggers. Initially I read your comment as a knock on the Canadian pronunciation of sorry. When I hear someone at a store or restaurant say something else instead of Have a good one! I thank them for not being like the rest of the robots. 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. 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. Instant shutdown. For example: What is that??? As a result, my tolerance for vocal tics is definitely lower than it used to be. Filet Mignon: Min-yoh, not min-yawn. Im curious if this is a West Coast thing with the under 40 set. You know what I mean? 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. (Said in a condescending nerd voice: So. its so not fairah!!. That holds true for the sources NPR interviews on the air, just as it does for the voices of correspondents and hosts. Now its bad enough that nine times out of ten, the politician decides to answer some other question that (s)he deems more appealing. I want to shout at them all and saystop being sheep all of you, keep your individuality, its much more interesting, and real. They clearly make a conscious decision to not have Black announcers speaking in the dominant Black American Vernacular English. STOP THAT NONSENSE! Everything is now amazing. 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. Where did that come from?? I am a voice artist as well and I make SURE there is no creaks in my work! Shes in her mid-50s and old enough to know better. Just as NPR's reporting can expose listeners to new ideas, listening to national radio is an opportunity to hear voices from many backgrounds. I mean, where did this one come from anyway? LITERALLY no one? Feel free to share in the comments! I recall an item on the NPR program All Things Considered in the EARLY 90s about the rising inflection? 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