Real News (Host): When do you think we can fully re-open schools, 5 days/week? I also cannot stand everyone using the word Amazing to describe everything that is good. Thank you for your comment! I first noticed this on the Ezra Klein podcast. how about people who fitty dollars instead of fifty? I growl at every inflected, high rising, ramble sometimes eliciting concerned looks from family members. Ive noticed that, too. In the U.S., though, the phrase is different from. When I hear than, I want to scream. Maybe it is something that every generation deals with, so perhaps its just the age, life experience and maturity that needs to be there before common sense advice can sink in. Then I grabbed a coffeeeee. Annoying! Sad, but true. And then I had to take the Range Rover in for serviiiiiiiiice, I mean, Im like sooo worn out ( vocal fry). 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. An interesting one this one. Were they all forced to attend the same course and drilled in this method before earning their hosting gigs? Its an epidemic among millennial actors, hosts, and cable news panelists/contributors. 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.) 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. Or is this merely habit? Drives me crazy every time. 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. she didn't sound certain saying her own name, helps reporters hone their voices for air. And another one is annudder (another). Youre totally right. 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. The way peoplearenowpurposely talking slow as though everyone theyre speaking to is a moron? It is very annoying! Theuse of such patterns do more than annoy the listener. The number one ear-bleeding one is shtraight down the shtreet there are theesh trees and a shtop shign. (Or should be). Hearing Americans and Britons speak is psychological torture. At least enough to curb your own use (and maybe the usage by your kids, spouse and/or significant other). 2001 - 2023 Debbie Grattan Voiceover Talent | Site Map | Privacy Policy. I completely agree with the annoying no problem response from a server after saying Thank you. i agree, it drives me insane , they sound like 4 year olds. 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. a. period. right? 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. It has an r in it (two , to be pendantic) and I am not a child. Wish the tv stations would actually listen to their employeesfemale reporters are the WORST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Many shop assistants think they are being kind referring to me as Sweetheart or Hun. Listen to Dr. Blassey Ford. Thats probably (not proaly) one reason kids cant spell them correctly later. I wonder if they realize they are doing this? Its kind of like way better than going to the library. The author ends a sentence that I assume was not a quote of someone else, with these words; I also dislike the replacement of youre welcome with no problem when told thank you. When I purchase something from an employee, or tell someone thank you, Im not needing assurance that Im not a problem. 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. Youve covered it all, including the Yes, no stupidity. Pretending to be an annoying, loud, meowing cat will place the voice right up front. "You're on the air, not having a conversation with a buddy in a bar. Many of these language offenses are just figures of speech and situational patois. And when reporters and hosts deviate from that supposed standard, our office hears about it. Not sure if it has anything to do with trying to be overly sensitive or PC or whatever about things and needing to couch language. Then there is borough , pronounced burra, the yanks say burrow, thats what a mole does in your garden. This has brought me to believe that uptalk is contrived and not a natural progression of linguistics. It seems all females under age 35 speak this way. Do TV news announcers take classes in speaking this way? 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. It is hard to describe but Ive narrowed it down to when a woman has to tell a story or recount something that has a list of things in it. However, Ive noticed a horrible trend, especially on Parcast, to have females doing commercials who sound like babies. I wonder how many of these patterns we can blame on Keeping Up with the Kardashians and other shows of that ilk. She, indeed, speaks in a style you typically don't hear on serious news channels which NPR is special for . use of the phrase sort of in each statement you made. Ugh! Heres one that you didnt feature maybe it doesnt count but its wrong and its annoying. James, Button, mountains Stoooop with the glottal stop! It isnt just a curved exclamation point. I seem to see/hear it all the time nowadays, normally just after someone has clearly explained the facts around something, but the person reading/hearing it feels the need to demand the person giving out the information to Wait! so they can then ask them What?, as though what theyve just heard is complete nonsense, simply because they havent, (or so it comes across), been able to comprehend it the first time around. The millions of people who comprise society absolutely do not need to adapt to the annoying speech patterns of an entitled few. Eckert, the linguist, found that the biggest users of vocal fry are actually men. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. ? I mean, like, Im literally, like, here. terrible annoying. Ive seen it theorized elsewhere that it began as an AAVE regional thing, cant remember which region, that just spread. Jessica Hansen, one of the voices of NPR's funding credits and its in-house vocal coach, helps reporters hone their voices for air. its there, though much less pronounced (sic.). So, you probably already know about vocal fry, valspeak and uptalk, right? 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. The reason is because. the kind of and sort of virus has been making the rounds of cable news hosts and pundits, and its literally driving me crazy, you know what i mean? To say that all these fad-driven speech patterns are kinda, sorta, well I dont know, annoyingmay seem a bit harsh. Vocal fry is the most annoying thing on the planet to me. NPR is moving announcer Sabrina Farhi out of her "primary" role reading its sponsorship credits, according to an email to member stations. Its not cute. I know my rights Im a tax payer!). When used, it sounds more like its a filler until the person can come up with the words he/she wants to say. The one thats driving me crazy is this extra schwa added to the ends of words. Why do major newscasters use the word That so much!?!? Yes, I have an accent, but I use proper English as my model to imitate. Ive been trying to figure out the speech pattern of an acquaintance its causing me irritation and anxiety. Im only 40 but I feel like a rambling old person yelling at the TV any time I watch it. Also, using lol in a sentence is not only idiotic, and outdated, but it makes the commenter appear mentally retarded. Their whole speach pattern changes. and I was totally unprepared for it? Consider Bertie Wooster in the Wodehouse Jeeves stories. Super annoying! ", In the ensuing #PubRadioVoice conversation, now-host of Weekend Edition Sunday Lulu Garcia-Navarro tweeted about a similar experience. I was seriously annoyed . Tomorrow WILL be a hot day or It really became a battle of negative personalities in a race to the bottom of common decency.. Vocal fry is one of the main voice complaints sent to the Invisibilia team, said project manager Liana Simstrom, who handles audience engagement for the narrative podcast about human behavior. A proper use example is: Parenting is an awesome responsibility. Is this really a new trend? Kind of (or sort of) This tidbit is used anywhere in the middle, as a way to not say what you really mean. 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. How did this start? We lost thou as its use changed to refer to social subordinates long story short, we ended up with you for both the second-person singular and second-person plural pronouns. Also on the rise Yah, Yah to express approval, agreement, excitement. A tragic comment on our times, indeed. They want profit without first investing in professionalism, imo. They have this childish high pitched baby voice and its like stabbing my ears with bamboo skewers. Epic, etc. 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! What game? My goodness, there are annoying speech patterns in every language, and by sex. 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. Thanks for your comment and video. Ive get so annoyed when people do that!! So, after reading literally every single comment, I am pondering the question; is it ironic that were all complaining about an enormous range of vocal variants (or variations?) I dont watch a lot of TV; but when I do I have to mute all the commercials. Someone told me it started with the Kardashians, which doesnt surprise me if thats true. 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. And I give a slight nod to the d in Wednesday. None of these up-and-coming phrases ever appear in scripts that I read for actual voice-over jobs or auditions. AAHHH!!! Bull***t. Its just people being influenced by media influencers (Kardashians) and then copying each other to fit in. Recently I have noticed what I call the Consonant Drag where the speaker is explaining something and they drag the consonants as if to give them space to think it out. Reporters strive to sound clear and concise on air. They are typically found in unscripted, more extemporaneous speech. One thing that bothers me is when people pronounce the word ancient as ankshent. Yes, I understand that my fixated attention on these patterns is what is causing me to be distracted. THANK YOU for this! She is best known for her role in the NPR Morning Edition and All Things Considered. I just wanna know whats the reason behind it so i can try to stop being annoyed hahaha. I cant decide which I detest more- vocal fry or right. To me, that sounds idiotic and uppity, not to mention the hyper pronunciation. Maybe its our television sets audio, but I wonder why womens vowels are so loud on news programs. I am relieved to find this list because listening to NPR has become impossible. I hear it all the time paint-inG almost sounding like guh at the end of the syllable. Why should we voice the t in often? 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 The Public Editor has examined concerns about pronunciation and accents, but for the most part, our office hasn't addressed complaints about how NPR reporters and hosts speak and sound. Kids used to be so proud when their cursive writing improved as they practiced it. I now hear little girls copying their mums, speaking in vocal fry, and thats sad. Yet many here dont seem to question their own speech patterns or prejudices. I hope they will include this in the next videos. Remember this rant next time you hear Were all in this together blah blah blah., By the way Im not real keen on the use of repurpose or deconstruct.. Yes. I think its rather sad. And who started everything being super??? . Many people confuse further and farther or say me and you instead of you and I. Pronouncing str like shtr as in shtrong shtrange. Its so common and I cannot believe speakers do NOT hear this on playback?!? Its a good question.. uuuh-eem.. if we look at the sortve.. cultural implications.. implications.. we we find that people.. generally are all victims of being annoying.. Its a virus spreading. Who taught them to speak? Quick, before you faint! I find it so distracting that I dont hear what theyre saying anymore, and thats not good. Basically, many people, young people and more often women, will take a short vowel sound and make it a schwa sound ie. My goodness! This is what annoys me and I am a woman. This is exactly what Im looking for the name of The inflected list is the most common/overused pattern of speech. I first noticed vocal fry around 2007 when two young female supervisors of mine would literally end each sentence with 4 to 5 seconds of vocal fry. !, WAIT-aahh. Liana Van Nostrand (@lbvannostrand) is an intern for the Public Editor's office. I think females tend to do this more often and more dramatically. Some of the family members have a better capacity to use words, language & phraseology than others that still use upspeak, vocalfry, text slang & whining. Their tone raises up at the parts of the word I typed in capitals.. As an american transplant living in Germany, the phrase I noticed most from my European colleagues is quite some. 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. He has also shortening him and them to em. But of-ten sets my teeth on edge. Help. OMG! The t sound is there; the enunciation is just very soft, almost swallowed, because the word is split into syllables in a different place than whats proper. While I agree that its a lazy way of speaking, its probably more a regional speech pattern than anything else. The one that really gets to me, (in addition to all the ones already mentioned), is the starting of a sentence with Wait, what? If someone speaks in numbered bullet points, such as, Firstly_____, and second then they wish to sound more educated than they are. The worst speech pattern for me is when the speaker put strong emphasis on many words in the same sentence, for example: But this pattern is now very diffuse, especially for people who do speeches, they think that putting a strong emphasis on each words makes their speech more powerful, while in reality it just dilutes the effect because now most words are pronunced with emphasis. 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. 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