No. Of course, once he shared them with me,I started hearing them, too. If I am in another room from the TV and a female news anchor is speaking, it seems all I can hear are explosive ah and eh sounds. To say that all these fad-driven speech patterns are kinda, sorta, well I dont know, annoyingmay seem a bit harsh. I work with someone who is very intelligent in general, and very knowledgeable about the subject hes presenting but he has this annoying halting speech pattern. Please, lets stop hiring these dudes who are stuck in their own head trying to sound and trick us believing they are something they are not. The Kardashions, though not typical, offer a great example of many of these trending patterns. Great article. 5. But it sends up sounding so unintelligent and gutless. After thank you = no tip from me. 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. And who started everything being super??? ) I mean, how did people even get through the day before the internet was invented! This American Life even did a segment on the negative messages their women reporters receive about vocal fry. I believe they are taught this mode of delivering content. This post has garnered SO many comments like yours, so hopefully, you will feel vindicated that you arent the only one hearing and being frustrated by these things. I see it in newscasts all the time being used by educated people. Vocal Frrry One sound that some listeners are still adjusting to is often-called "vocal. You know This phrase is increasingly being usedat the beginning of the sentence as a lead-in. 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. Its pervasive with men and women. Housewives of wherever, The Hills, Keeping up with, The Apprentice. I honestly want to slap the crap out of people who super abuse the word super! He has also shortening him and them to em. 2) Adding Sh sound to words starting with ST, as mentioned in earlier comment. November 28, 2016 by Debbie Grattan 307 Comments. I also loathe when people pronounce nuclear as nucular. Hell start a sentence, but then even before he gets to the part that he wants to bully you into agreeing with, hell stick in a right?! Allowing reporters to sound like themselves helps NPR reflect the variety of identities in its audience, and meet its long-term goal to "sound like America," with all of its diversity. Allison I have to chuckle at your comment, since just last night, while watching one of the football playoff games, my husband was getting quite annoyed at Tony Romos continuous use of the word right? uptick included, while commentating. 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? Beyond annoying. The most common is right? when used at the end of a sentence. For example, talking.with.periods.between.words! Were all in this together. Uh, no we are not. Its not just insincere, its rude, as if theyre annoyed at having to say it. The letters arent required to be immediately next to each other, as in hiSHtoRy, either. Viewers would be fascinated There are two in particular that drive me insane: different than and misnomer.. So, like, gag me with a spoon, you know? Now that youve become painfully aware of my top five annoying speech patterns, please share your ownspeech pattern pet peeves. I mean, they really drew it out. Good English dictates brevity as a virtue; much, is redundant here. Lets not forget the increasingly common tyoo in lieu of two, to, or too. Gosh ny chief hates include the words we are expected to use in public so we do not appear too assertive or pushy. And I say this from a professional point of view. Im reading this because I am driven to distraction now that my husband has started constantly dropping the g from words ending in ing. Nice to find Im not the only person driven to distraction by these annoying speech habits. While listeners sometimes write to us specifically about a particular voice they don't like, a survey of the emails we receive reveals a pattern. However preservation of correct grammar, and beauty of the English language is important to me and I refuse to adapt botching of the language. 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! It has an r in it (two , to be pendantic) and I am not a child. I growl at it when I hear it. Seriously, though, get that ignorant, superficial, pseudointellectual sentence-padding out of here. You can shream ashuss g t v. The 2021 Dream Home is looking good and wanting you to win it. 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. A major part of the Biden plan is to sort of prioritize pandemic assistance. https://youtu.be/gGEit7Fg9HU. THAT new vaccine, THAT plane crash, THAT police shooting its really getting annoying. This is teh dropping of the letter g at the end of ing words, ie: singin goin droppin etc. whether your repeated use of the term space is conscious, or simply To those of you who are staying up to date with these comments and following this thread, we just posted a compilation video in this blog. Unlike appearing simply one of the collective in using URGE, ENCOURAGE and SUGGEST which is a translation in beta male language, because we hate patriarchies, especially white ones, we can with ABSOLUTELY step past that level of making an indicator by laying the hammer on the anvil. I cant stand people pronouncing words that end ing like the end with een, i.e. The shtraight down the shtreet seems to be 40-45 and under. Formerly worst voice was Diane Rehm. I cant understand why newscasters emphasize random words (often times its a verb) Ive recently heard this from an organic drink company: However you healthy., Another, from a vitamin supplement company: Want to brain better?. It makes my skin crawl, when people say are, when it is PRONOUNCED, OUR!!! Uptalk at ?s. OKIE Thatsaid when I want to pause, shake my head a little & say Wait, what?. Segue is a conditional signal that the conversation has changed hands to the other participant. Do you experience this as an interviewer? Really finished yet?). Thanks for commenting Doyle, thats a new one I havent noticed yet. National faves: Jack Speer, Megna Chakhrabarti, Terry Gross National do-not-calls: Kai Ryssdal, Charlie Pierce sunnymentoaddict 6 yr. ago They must be changed Out. The ingredients were super fresh and it tasted super amazing!, The car we bought drives super fast! Would you please counsel ME on it? Last week, Slate Lexicon Valley podcaster (and NPR On the Media host) Bob Garfield lamented a frightening tic invading American speech. Im not an imbecile who is unable to follow a connected train if thought! 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. NPR= National Propaganda Radio Taxpayers should demand their hard earned dollars not be spent on this Lefty Commie Drivel. Often theyll be a so tacked on to the start. I simply changed the channel on my tv. Politicians and reporters insist on saying Look before spewing a profound statement. This kind of speech pattern is common amongst younger television announcers/commentators. Keith Woods, NPR's vice president of newsroom training and diversity, told me that a variety of voices is one way to achieve greater journalistic truth. ! Fry here and there. We all have a few annoying speech/writing habits.). Also umm, like, and ya know interspersed in many informal AND formal conversations. I am a white dude on the radio, and no one has EVER tweeted at me critiquing my voice. Why not just be brave and make a direct statement without the sort of timidity? "I think of Ira Glass as the king of vocal fry," she said. "It has expanded my own understanding of the world and the people you have brought on board are excellent," he wrote. Monkey hear, Monkey say! This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. It grated on my ears. But I remain relentless I call it out every time. Look at what?? 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. No. Who taught them to speak? Or, should I say, I have tried to adjust? It is not possible. The reason is because. Ironically, the girl in the last video does vocal fry throughout (I managed less than a minute of the video). And that is how I found your comment lol! Once you learn a second language its hard to speak it incorrectly. NPR's 50 Great Voices Entertainment: Music Voices. My personal pet peeves include the use of right? at the end of every sentence, and the glottal stop (in the U.S., at least; the UK version has never bothered me). I hear these daily with the younger crowd at work, and it has become an epidemic, catching on with even older folks. These five speech patterns have become rampant in interviews. culture that (IMO) is ruining our educational system. Dropping the T is not a girl thing, at least not in the American South. Let me explain this simple thing to you dummies. Someone must start these silly fads. I think females tend to do this more often and more dramatically. watch a MOvie, read a BOok, eat a COOkie, Ooops! It feels very much like assumed humility and manipulation. Isnt it enough that we can send a message in an instant without having to wait for a cursive written letter to arrive in weeks, but make it even faster with short cut spelling to arrive in a matter of seconds? Button, mountains Stoooop with the glottal stop! I cant decide which I detest more- vocal fry or right. There are several blogs online, written by women who think society needs to stop being critical of their way of talking; i.e. Now that Im working remotely full-time, I have become actually aware of the speech patterns of the people I work with! Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notification of new posts by email. Please share more comments on this, and specifically what other patterns youd like to see us include in the next video. When closed captioning cannot get a good portion of the words right, Houston we have a problem! Have a listen how many times you hear ABSOLUTELY on the tv. Ive noticed the inflection is often followed by movement, such as a slight head tilt, nod, hands, or shift of the eyes, presumably as an emphasis. The voice goes up and slows down, theeeeeeeen, then they list detail 1, and detail two (pause) and detail three. Jessica Hansen is the voice of NPR's funding credits, and serves as an in-house voice coach for NPR. Vocal fry is the most annoying thing on the planet to me. They even create elaborate spoofs, like this send-up of the "annoying" podcast voice. Thank you, Debbie! Thank you again for sharing your thoughts on this subject. It hurts my ears! Small talk usually calls for this kind of language unless youre writing a research paper. She is one of the favorite voices in the NPR. If we could get the Australians to leave home we could return the island to its original (European) use. (And yes, she also hears a lot of feedback on her own voice.). Its done a lot in the German language, too (which makes sense, if you think about it). 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. People who say: Just on the cursive I used to teach my 5th and 6th graders cursive writing for at least 30 minutes a day. As to use of words, and at least on the radio and applying to both male and female, using ta for to Ive heard world-renowned physicists do this. 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. I love to hear all types of accents, and regional dialects, as long as theyre intelligible. All the best to you in navigating our wonderful world of words! News Media and Teachers are mispronouncing this word. Who is telling people to jut their bottom jaw out and keep their tongue from going past their teeth? No-uh. 50% of revenue is from member stations. You guys seems to be winning in the USA, so if it bothers you, Im afraid youre out of luck. Its definitely whiny, and its annoying as hell to my ears. "They can feel more comfortable, confident and relaxed, because they feel like they have command of this instrument and their performance," said Hansen. Its kinda crazy, right? We cant ignore our own speech patterns if were going to engage in this sort of discussion. I must be getting old, I sound like my parents. Thank you is the correct response. Theres no k sound in the word, yet many people want to pronounce it as though there is. 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. 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! Does anyone out there have any thoughts on any possible geographic relationship? Jessica Hansen, one of the voices of NPR's funding credits and its in-house vocal coach, helps reporters hone their voices for air. But among friends all the time. Criticizing someone's voice often seems to be a criticism of their identity. And, therein lies the issue. No one says sof-ten or lis-ten or plumb-er. Any insight into where the hard G at the end of -ing is coming from? All Im hearing from this post is a lot of complaining over nothing. I am particularly by the long, drawn out letter r at the end of a word: culturrrrr. It will not be a sad day for me when vocal fry becomes a bygone trend. You asked your readers what we would like for you to include in your next video. I wonder if its the education system, or perhaps social media or television. And please read through the comments for some very interesting insights and observations from other readers. A big offender is Marie Harf (former FOX News Dem commentator and former Obama State Department Spokeswoman). My spine is more aligned?. We have come so far with representing what a diverse world we are in the media. terrible annoying. "If you sound like America, then it's America that's talking. Thank goodness I stopped listening to American mainstream news with all their Aussie employees. Its like an italian accent, but not that exactly cuz i can resist the italian english accent, but not this habit my friends do cuz i know theyre not italian. One of her favorites is Shtrategy. She played a pregnant workplace harasser in Coastal Training Technologies' "Drop by Drop," which earned CINE's Special Jury Award. ", He added, "There's a difference between sounding clear and having great journalism behind that sound and creating a sound that is pleasing to every listener in the audience. Sauvignon Sauv in- yoh (silent n) not Sauv in- yawn. Their thinking is that they are being fake if they change up. An interesting one this one. Amongst a lot of youre vocabulary mistakes is one that makes me sick, the yank way of saying, mirror, they say Mirrrrr. Nails on a chalkboard to me. airlines. Another more recent pattern I hear most often by women is speaking in the low register of their voice. We drink when we hear Emily Bazelon and her cronies say ta on the Political Gabfest. Ken, can you give some examples regarding Dr. Ford? The interior is super soft leather!. Its interrupted cadence. He has become hyper-sensitive to even the most polite criticism, and I blame this solely on our P.C. The one that really gets to me, (in addition to all the ones already mentioned), is the starting of a sentence with Wait, what? Finally, the other habit that seems to be spreading is the use of the schwamostly women but not exclusivelyperhaps the thought is that it makes them seem more cultured. "I thought it felt strange to have a voice that did not sound like me reporting on the most powerful people in the world. We all must remember to keep our minds sharp and active. Its so common and I cannot believe speakers do NOT hear this on playback?!? Love this article and the comments! At work, I am surrounded by intelligent and well-educated women in their 20s to 40s who speak this way. Awesome and absolutely. Different than makes no sense. I would never have understood your point until I saw a commercial during which a delighted homeowner, commenting on a home makeover, said (the most overused word in English as) amazinggah!. Why, just why? Fly them in and leave them in the outback. Recently, I went onto YouTube to look for videos of the late actress Conchata Ferrell, and I found an interview with her and co-star Holland Taylor. Its mostly young females, but some young dudes do it as well. We really owe a lot to the guy who invented that, I mean, really. Thanks for your views on the topic of whether or not the voice of Barbaro . Quick, before you faint! I find it so distracting that I dont hear what theyre saying anymore, and thats not good. It feels like they want attention, or something else, from us and are using what they think are caressing tones. Why do major newscasters use the word That so much!?!? Objective reality, for some folks, must be something that just happens to others. 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. Credibility goes out the window. I am glad you are pointing them as incorrect and idiotic. Not sure what thats called, maybe we should invent a name for it . Charlotte, dropping the g has been around since I was a young teen, in the early 70s. EXAMPLE: I got a call back from this employer offering me the job. I first heard this on a Dove commercial. Right!? It is difficult to give an example because this is a pitch pattern not just certain words. Can I just start by saying that two very annoying vocal trends that have reached us here in the UK / Northern Ireland in recent years are up speaking and vocal fry, which are bad enough on their own. Your observations are wonderful & interesting. It is irritating. Youre not crotchety. Im not about to watch that show just to find out, though. They are not harmonious. Some of the family members have a better capacity to use words, language & phraseology than others that still use upspeak, vocalfry, text slang & whining. Is this the new trend? 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. Im only 40 but I feel like a rambling old person yelling at the TV any time I watch it. Sorry, but Im not pronouncing button as butt-ton. They are also signaling their frustration that they cannot complete their thoughts. But, over the past few years students have become increasingly reproachful as if I am purposefully attacking their generation. Given NPR's millions of listeners, pleasing each one all the time would be an impossible goal. 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. Thank you for addressing the awful speech patterns in our society. I stand self-corrected. Please try to make your reports professional. Indeed, there's an ongoing conversation within public radio about the extent to which the industry asks some journalists to change their voices to conform to the (mostly white) voices that came before them. Im happy to continue commenting as required, as Ive plenty more to say on the subject! 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. not pronounce the actual vowel, but rather make it the aaaaah sound. Their tone raises up at the parts of the word I typed in capitals.. 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). I mean, I dont know if Ive ever experienced anything like it grammatically in my entire 43 years, on this planet anyway. This is only a small portion of the sissification of men that I could rant about but it is the most annoying. A year ago I started a list of new words and phrases starting to appear in last 20 years. Its as if speakers dont care whether their grammar is correct. 3) HGTV shows are the worst for this offensive language. First, they sound like they are pedaling up a hill. They arent aware of it so I think that means there are no elocution lessons. Is it a geographical thing? I think that the person doing it wants to signal that they would have more to say about a thing but they really do not have any more ammunition. Also on the rise Yah, Yah to express approval, agreement, excitement. thank you again for such a thoughtful response. 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. Eckert, the linguist, found that the biggest users of vocal fry are actually men. Someone above grits their teeth at Americans and Brits speaking. Why should we voice the t in often? Listen to Dr. Blassey Ford. Sad, but true. NPR seems to be doing a full-out Jessica Rabbit Via . Super annoying! Please. Stop talking like that!. I suppose if the heart is in the right place, we can forgive some of these transgressions of speech. Thank you for a great opportunity to express & learn. Imitating neanderthals? 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. He joins us. One thing journalists I spoke to said: They're real people and they'd like to sound real too. Sometimes reporters do incorporate feedback about their delivery. This usually entails drawn out words: Sooosomething reeeaally horrrribllllle happened todaaayyyy I broke my cat candlllllle.. (Pout face). Is there a name for this type 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? We occasionally hear from listeners who critique what they perceive as the homogeneity of on-air voices. I just wish I had a remote control that worked on people with a tangible presence. I recall an item on the NPR program All Things Considered in the EARLY 90s about the rising inflection? is You get the idea. used instead of OK Grunting is not music. Or here in The UK / Ireland, Big Brother, Made in Chelsea to name but a few. Change out. It seems all females under age 35 speak this way. As a mother of 2 teens, I can certainly relate. I dont see nobody there., Double negatives scream, I am uneducated! I once changed my childs preschool because his teacher said, We aint got no time for that. (Aint is another awful one.) I mean, everyone has heard plenty of examples of those speech patterns that have made perfectly well-educated college grads (mostly female) sound like Kardashian wannabes. I dont care where you are from, how heavy your accent is of that area or even if you dont have a higher education, but if you can speak in a way that is commanding (rather than many of the demanding ways people converse now), you can talk about any subject, and I will be interested. Vocal fry refers to a low, glottal, animal-like sound that speech pathologists consider a vocal disorder. I immediately have to fast forward, which defeats the whole purpose of advertising. And listeners have seriously strong feelings about this stuff. Listing speak! Its good to see I am not. Why? (Mark Memmott, the standards and practices editor, has addressed some of those issues in the past.). Your email address will not be published. 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. Watch ANY interview with a woman and they do this. Thank you so much for validating my comments to my skeptical wife. She summarized her findings to Gross this way: "Those of us who are bothered by some of these features are probably just getting old.". Start the answer with a yeah., I love these comments! We receive a regular stream of complaints about how reporters and hosts talk on air. Heres a new video we created to demonstrate some of the more common patterns you hear today. This is a difference due to where one was raised to speak. 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. 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. No problem implies that the Thank you was not needed, because it was the right thing to do. The inflection pattern the hosts use in every sentence of every voice over is exactly the same. Mostly female but males do it too. 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. 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. I wonder if anyone was listing to the message and if the listeners are able to verify the accuracy or validity of the content. NPR must be making a conscious decision to allow all of this. I may be a little looser with my language, grammar, slang with my close girlfriend than in a business or unfamiliar situation. It sounds so phony . 12 pt times new roman double spaces face to face conversations. Its a strange phenomenon in my mind, but of course trends come and go. I dont know how these people get voice over jobs and why anyone would use them. Along with that and many other things mentioned here ive also noticed use of the wrong vowel sounds. my grammar and punctuation was intended as sarcasm but the rest was serious. 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