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 NPR Podcast. I have been trying to figure out why so so many people in TV commercials speak with a lisp. That one really gets me. Based on a 2010 NPR Music survey of its listeners * Missing: Mohammad-Reza Shajarian * Ahmad Zahir * Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan * Asha Bhosle * Esma Redzepova * Sezen Aksu * Dennis Brown * Radmilla Cody * Khaled * Twinkie Clark * Amalia Rodrigues * Concha Buika * Chavela Vargas * Camaron de la Isla You know what I mean? Even politics reporter Detrow, who doesn't hear from listeners about his voice, said he evaluates his own interviews. Much of what else is mentioned here Ive not heard or not noticed. Cant find a term for my 2nd pet peeve listing options with an affected inflection for each as in . YAY you found the bu**un Sam Sanders, host of It's Been a Minute, said that learning to write in his own voice was difficult. Jessica Hansen has one of the most annoying deliveries I can ever recall hearing from an announcernot only on NPR, but in the world of broadcasting. For example: This dessert was super easy to make! Women who speak this way remind me of the ghosts in the movie, The Grudge.. They must be changed Out. I first heard this on a Dove commercial. Love thatNo problem. I would agree, that often, any form of critique, even for improvement in future and in business, is often dismissed, misplaced, and scoffed at by a younger generation that has grown up with a trophy for participation for anything they do, and often getting passing grades and remarks to send them on, without actually teaching them how to LEARN and QUESTION things. No, you are hearing maybe a regional pronunciation. Ummm also people who ummm say ummmm uncontrollably as well as the yeah, no phrase that is everywhere. This kind of speech pattern is common amongst younger television announcers/commentators. None of these up-and-coming phrases ever appear in scripts that I read for actual voice-over jobs or auditions. Do you experience this as an interviewer? 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. And that is how I found your comment lol! Vocal Frrry One sound that some listeners are still adjusting to is often-called "vocal. Kids used to be so proud when their cursive writing improved as they practiced it. More on that idea here. Also the use of words kiddo and doggo. Vocal fry isnt going away anytime soon because television advertisers use it to show their product is hip. It seems that amazing has become the new awesome. I find it close to impossible to think that these sounds are solely mimicry. Further, it seems that engaging in these practices seems to indicate a greater authenticity for Gen Z and Millennials. She regularly records commercial voice overs for radio and tv as well as infomercial voice overs and direct response marketing for children's toys, health, fitness and beauty products. 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.. OMG! 2 the addition of ing to verbs Cookie Notice Someone above grits their teeth at Americans and Brits speaking. I just heard a lady doing a commercial on TV who pronounced entertainment as intertainment. 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? NOW, I substitute. Real News Host: You used the term space repeatedly. After she appeared live on Morning Edition for the first time, she received a detailed email from a listener, urging her to stop using filler words. It makes these women sound like spoiled little girls who are accustomed to getting things their own way, and you better expect a tantrum if they dont get what they want. For example, Im from the southeastern USA. Ayesha Rascoe is involved in most of the National Public Radio programs. The over use of the word like doesnt bother me too much. Dont get me started on LIKE. I hear these daily with the younger crowd at work, and it has become an epidemic, catching on with even older folks. AMEN. No one says sof-ten or lis-ten or plumb-er. The shtraight down the shtreet seems to be 40-45 and under. Videos, I get by with closed-caption options, otherwise just NO. I would rather have my guests say the word "like" a lot or me say the word "like" a lot and have a richer, deeper, better conversation that goes more places than have everyone be buttoned up and stifled as guests and you never hear the word "like.". Im not sure if our primary education system is to blame for not putting enough emphasis on the spoken (or written) word for our younger generations, or whether it is more of a socialization and modeling of behavior that is rampant. 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. Thats my new pet peeve and I wish I knew a way to counsel him on it! I love the content of the daily but can't stand the guttural voice of Michael Barbaro. If you really sit down and read every word its a fascinating phenomenon. National faves: Jack Speer, Megna Chakhrabarti, Terry Gross National do-not-calls: Kai Ryssdal, Charlie Pierce sunnymentoaddict 6 yr. ago Charlotte, dropping the g has been around since I was a young teen, in the early 70s. I growl at every inflected, high rising, ramble sometimes eliciting concerned looks from family members. Hansen has served on the Mills College Alumnae Steering Committee; the Washington, DC, chapter Arts Committee of the Brandeis University Alumni Board; the National Society of Arts and Letters; and as judge for the Mr. District of Columbia Benefit Competition. . Its the teacher and college professors that are spreading this annoying trend. Budden for BUTTON bugs the hell out of me. If you ask me again, Id also predict the tide will turn and people who drop these phrases will come out on top in the long run. And lets not ignore the disproportionate amount of times speech pattern analysis (even here, in this comment section) is essentially just an excuse to satisfy a societal itch to hate things that are trending amongst young women. Button, mountains Stoooop with the glottal stop! More common, is hearing someone speak with various combinations of several of these patterns appearing in just one sentence! I first noticed this 10 years ago watching Dora the Explorer with my Daughter. Soft, gentle words rising to hard, forceful preaching, followed by applause and cheering! Yes her voice was tough to take but once you realized what she went through.well fuck. Im happy to continue commenting as required, as Ive plenty more to say on the subject! What about using the words at all, at the end of a sentence. Dont know if this is quite in the same league, but watching YouTube videos, there is a channel called Triggernometry I like that does interesting interviews/chats on sometimes contentious topics. 'Voice' Author Explores Accents, Language And What Makes A Tone Sexy writer John Colapinto says the development of vocal structures may have been the key to humans' becoming the dominant species. Filed Under: Fun Stuff Tagged With: Featured, patterns, speech, voice over style. 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. This seems to be catching on, even by some senior respected news folks. In our house it is forbidden LOL. How about But uh.. ?? 2) pumped and stoked for excited 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. I believe they are taught this mode of delivering content. Politician: Look, we in my state believe that those people working in the aerospace industry are important. Great discussion on these affectations of speech, thank you. Ugh! You are smarter than I am. Public radio should mean that all voices, relaying solid reporting, are respected enough to inform the country. When used, it sounds more like its a filler until the person can come up with the words he/she wants to say. Or it can negate what they just said, or preface a criticism or negative comment. 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. Hearing Americans and Britons speak is psychological torture. type in this format, it. Scott Detrow, a politics reporter, is a white man. caused your repeated use of the vague term, space, without a specific I called it creaking. Thanks for your views on the topic of whether or not the voice of Barbaro . The one Ive noticed the most lately is the one mentioned by Mary N. And of course the extremely annoying vocal fry. Real News (Host): When do you think we can fully re-open schools, 5 days/week? Viewers would be fascinated All of this is from one person. Whatever you think of, you're not alone: Many listeners have an idea of what an NPR voice should sound like. 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. Offer them a mask as they debark the plane while thanking them for flying F.U. I particularly despise yeah yeah yeah and starting sentences with So. I think theres a time and place, but certainly the workplace is not the place. ! Fry here and there. She has studied Alexander, Linklater, LeCoq, Stanislawski, Michael Chekhov, Meisner, Roy Hart, Suzuki, Viewpoints, and many other acting, voice, and movement techniques. THAT new vaccine, THAT plane crash, THAT police shooting its really getting annoying. So, tomorrow Ill apply for the job. Not fine. If it tickles, don't back off, you're doing it right! What happened to Have a good day/afternoon/evening/morning ? Were they all forced to attend the same course and drilled in this method before earning their hosting gigs? Plus, at the end of the day. I agree though, like the tattoo girl on the Twix commercial that spells NO REGERTS and then says Sawree in that whiny sarcastic voice. It seems all females under age 35 speak this way. Wish the tv stations would actually listen to their employeesfemale reporters are the WORST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A speech pattern where every word is delivered with careful measure and staccato pauses, as if every thought being expressed is incredibly complex? Its hit the English language strong in just the past year or so, right? People complained that young, female reporters rasped their voices in an unprofessional way. You might hear the rich baritone of Bob Edwards. Garage soft zzz, not hard J at end. There are many more I could come up with, but tedious at the moment. (Or should be). Every slimy toady in gangster movies said yeah yeah yeah, Boss, I hear ya, I hear ya! . Hi Gina thanks for your response here. FIGURATIVELY no one? There are plenty of valid points to be made about the speech patterns here, but how many of these comments boil down to, I hate this regional / demographic lingual trend because I cant relate to it ? For example, instead of saying No they say NoUH. So annoying. It is not as if we do not live above the ground. Im not crazy Im being been driven there, though. That said, Boston's local morning guy, Bob Oakes, has a legendarily annoying voice. I do think it bothers some more than others, and once you key in on ityou hear it all the time, and it becomes more like nails on a chalkboard. I respectfully disagree. A big offender is Marie Harf (former FOX News Dem commentator and former Obama State Department Spokeswoman). It sounds weird and affected. 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. Aural homogeneity discourages listeners and future radio-makers who don't fit the mold. Is it a geographical thing? Good to know I am not the only person being annoyed by the way women robot-speak to the latest trend. I know my rights Im a tax payer!). (Smirk. I want to shout at them Inhale! Sorry for the typo of the when it should have been they. Thats a very strange one. I cant decide which I detest more- vocal fry or right. 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. Like any job, radio journalism requires training. But those persons might find it hard to get a high-paying job. Oh my Godd-uh! But when used in television, radio, or print, I boil uncontrollably. The best example is stuDENT. No one speaks like that in conversation and I find it both distracting and irritating. Agree! At the end of a sentence? thing (and, as illustrated, often prematurely ending a sentence that actually wasnt? That authenticity is key to NPR's original mission to "celebrate the human experience as infinitely varied." Filler words mean people are thinking in the moment, he added. I realize its really too early to be voting for Most Annoying for 2021, but this ones definitely been frosting my butt. I m hearing the phrases theres no doubt about it and theres no question about it and the variations: no doubt about it, no doubt, no question about it, and no question. I appreciate its a casual, off the cuff chat with the 2 male hosts (in their late 30s possibly) who are intelligent & one was a teacher in London! right? I call it excessive schwa-ing. Comments like that don't bother or surprise Fortir. I wonder ifnah, prolly not. I mentioned this to a retired teacher, just a few minutes ago, and his response was that class size continues to grow and teachers have less time and ability to be task-masters on things like this. It is difficult to give an example because this is a pitch pattern not just certain words. And, for the sake of diplomacy, keeping the peace, or not wanting to appear to be snobbish or hurtful, we have simply stopped giving each other constructive criticism regarding our flaws. One sound that some listeners are still adjusting to is often-called "vocal fry," a tendency to use a lower vocal register that can make words sound "creaky" as the vocal cords flap together. Perhaps its self-importance driving the habit. 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. Weirdos lol . James, Sounds unnatural. When I meet a person under the age of 40 who does not speak in this manner, I am surprised and delighted, and will go out of my way to let them know how much I appreciate their ability to communicate properly. Though NPR still has work to do on the issue of its newsroom diversity, over the past few years the numbers have been creeping in the right direction. walkeen instead of walking. Credibility goes out the window. Every generation has its own trends, and thats natural, but this trend is spreading and sticking. This has brought me to believe that uptalk is contrived and not a natural progression of linguistics. airlines. Then on the other extreme we have ABSOLUTELY. Listeners have concerns about grammar, and filler words such as "um," "like" and "so." What is that? If it can be misused, so much the better. Others, over exaggerated, more perfect, funner and many more. I dont know nothing about that. Though, not usually in a professional setting. But if there was a single origin, the West Coast USA seems more likely to me considering the larger population and the amount of film and TV produced there thats consumed internationally. Jessica Hansen is the voice of NPR's funding credits, and serves as an in-house voice coach for NPR. And when people speak without a script they often use filler words or make minor grammatical mistakes. She helps people who find they sound monotone, sing-songy or low-energy. It seems to be many white females that Im noticing using this trend. as f*ck immediately comes to mind, stupid-sounding phrases like SO MUCH YES! e.g. Change out. Soooooo, its bad enough when girls speak that way but, when a guy does it, I know were in trouble. People who say: ? Also not pronouncing a t in a word. Moving forward, going forward, I turn off the radio. 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. 2) I cant stand the making every sentence sound like a question- The young woman interviewing them had the most annoying high pitched upspeak that I could not continue, and when I read the comments, many people commented on how annoying the so-called journalist was. Ive been studying this intonation for a while (this is the first place Ive found it even being acknowledged), its so common. As a result, my tolerance for vocal tics is definitely lower than it used to be. You paying attention? 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. 1. Person 1: I went to a concert yesterday and it was very entertaining! 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? None of these up-and-coming phrases ever appear in scripts that I read for actual voice-over jobs or auditions. Last week, Slate Lexicon Valley podcaster (and NPR On the Media host) Bob Garfield lamented a frightening tic invading American speech. If you pronounce the T (soft or hard) in button, youll get some strange glances, because literally no one here pronounces it that way. Does anyone say FebRuary without sounding ridiculous? I hear this a lot in conversation these days too. YES! I understand these may be hip ways of speaking these days , but they actually detract from the message. Your email address will not be published. )and the latest affliction.WaitWHAT ??. The way peoplearenowpurposely talking slow as though everyone theyre speaking to is a moron? My gripe is mainly with broadcasting media, films, books, articles, any sort of communication authority, that has embraced these habits. They arent aware of it so I think that means there are no elocution lessons. Drives me nuts. 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. Lets take a selfie of you and I. 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? Back in the day you would be fired for delivering news that way. I think it was about a year ago that I first noticed this creeping into speech. For more information, please see our ", 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. I had to fight my own brain! 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. 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. 2% comes from Federal grants from the commerce department otherwise there is no direct federal funding. I guess my question is: is this a recognised speech defect? I forgot about another sentence I hate, 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. Okayone more and Im done. 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. Privacy Policy. I completely agree with the annoying no problem response from a server after saying Thank you. In another, speakers with vocal fry received more votes in a hypothetical election. And their voices reflect indelible features of their backgrounds where they're from and the voices they grew up with. 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. It is not good representation of the general population; especially the show where it is only women who have the speech impediments. Also, I heard earlier on a My Pillow commercial a similar error which I failed to write down. Why isnt anyone saying to anymore? This Americanism was adopted by upper-crust young Englishmen in the 1920s who imagined it made them sound cosmopolitan. Now that Im working remotely full-time, I have become acutely aware of speech patterns of the people I work with! It isnt just a curved exclamation point. I am glad you are pointing them as incorrect and idiotic. I consider language a beautiful sign of class, education and the desire to make everybody involved in a conversation comfortable. "People forget that there's a person on the other end of the email," Duffin said. Suddenly I see the speech patterns that seem unnatural and improper. Sadly, we all need to bite our tongues. 4. No statement can ever, ever stand on its own without an intensifier. Producers, who listen while reporters record their scripts, are alert for issues with speed and clarity, and will ask reporters to try again if necessary. My Wife just rolls her eyes and says get a life lol. "You're on the air, not having a conversation with a buddy in a bar. Ask them when then the change in intonation and the rhythm, and theyll tell you they dont know. "I think of Ira Glass as the king of vocal fry," she said. Youve covered it all, including the Yes, no stupidity. I am also hearing a and an used incorrectly. She also created and hosted two seasons of Lean & Hungry's award-winning podcast. I am Jack and this? There's still debate in the medical community about whether vocal fry harms the vocal folds, but Hansen said it can stress them. I have worked as a journalist for over 25 years, and I do not work in television for a reason. YES. Monkey hear, Monkey say! Once you learn a second language its hard to speak it incorrectly. Im done. 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