terrible annoying. 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. 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. 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. 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. Its done a lot in the German language, too (which makes sense, if you think about it). Good to know I am not the only person being annoyed by the way women robot-speak to the latest trend. Further, it seems that engaging in these practices seems to indicate a greater authenticity for Gen Z and Millennials. Or, as my best friend calls it: the hissed s. For example, the word is news, not noose. Ive NO idea where it came from or why. I have a friend who can code switch very well. Everything is now amazing. Does that mean that Aussies and New Zealanders are not sure of themselves? Can you comment on a growing trend of, what one person termed, manufactured precision diction? 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. Can you tell the audience 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. Didnt sonds like Di-int, Couldnt sounds like Cou-int. Good English dictates brevity as a virtue; much, is redundant here. 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. The voice goes up and slows down, theeeeeeeen, then they list detail 1, and detail two (pause) and detail three. I heard a woman on NPR listing causes of something and at the end of each item her voice went up. Thats the main reason why most adults eventually decide its in their best interests to lose the bad habits. Even in filipino words like palapag theyll say palapag-gah'the gah sounds like when you pronounce the letter G. They do this do the last letter of the last word of the their sentence. For example: Yeah at the beginning of a question that was not yes-or-no. Offer them a mask as they debark the plane while thanking them for flying F.U. STOP THAT NONSENSE! Its feels good to know others are as annoyed as I. How can there or here not be ON the ground, if it is, ON the ground. The young woman in the commercial exclaimed, Its Dove-ah! Now I notice it all the time. Any and all bridge words used frequently in conversation is exceedingly annoying. I found this post because I was looking for a video that addresses this. I guess my question is: is this a recognised speech defect? One of my pet peeve: Someone who always speaks the -ah at the end of there sentence. To totally be, but, like, its totally not! A long list of complaints I violently agree with. 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. I am listening to a webinar class right now and the instructor keeps using apparently to start sentences. It is very annoying! Not long in to our conversations, Ive tuned out. 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. 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. Now its bad enough that nine times out of ten, the politician decides to answer some other question that (s)he deems more appealing. And look, weyak, yak, yak.. But, these trends are needed- If they didnt happen we would still be saying things like Where Art Thou?. its so not fairah!!. To me, thats like criticising someone who stutters, besides being a tool to stonewall me. This has brought me to believe that uptalk is contrived and not a natural progression of linguistics. 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. Misnomer is now used when what is really meant is misconception. These are two different words with different meanings. Ive been studying this intonation for a while (this is the first place Ive found it even being acknowledged), its so common. When I go into the 4th, 5th grade classes, I write my name on the board in cursive. I cant stand people pronouncing words that end ing like the end with een, i.e. Super annoying! 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? Basically, many people, young people and more often women, will take a short vowel sound and make it a schwa sound ie. 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. 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). Most annoying speech pattern of the decade? Real News Host: In the last five minutes of the segment, for the viewers 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. Yep, that's right. 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.. One person in particular uses a combination of vocal fry (at times), saying so at the end of sentences, using upspeak, AND drawing words out (I guess while thinking of what to say). It is irritating. Him: Im like did you see that? Absolutely! I had to fight my own brain! Super everything Super excited because its super boring and Im tired of being super disappointed. My husband listens to a lot of podcasts, particularly enjoying them while out driving or working in the yard. My gripe is mainly with broadcasting media, films, books, articles, any sort of communication authority, that has embraced these habits. 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. Vocal Frrry One sound that some listeners are still adjusting to is often-called "vocal. Shouldnt voice overs sound like natural speech? Shes also picked up on all the popular, irritating ways of speaking. Maybe this has already been mentioned, but I find it a bit irksome when someone emphasizes the obvious by saying, Hello! As in, Everyone knows the Earth is round. Its almost excusable (almost) to hear uptalk from an entry level early 20-something, however, Im really not sure how a middle aged VP becomes an uptalker. 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. Real News Host: You used the term space repeatedly. Likely popularized by Michelle Obama and Oprah. She likened speaking into a microphone to a "performance that should be as authentic as possible.". She has studied Alexander, Linklater, LeCoq, Stanislawski, Michael Chekhov, Meisner, Roy Hart, Suzuki, Viewpoints, and many other acting, voice, and movement techniques. Did college professors never say.hey, thats annoying and unprofessional? My goodness, there are annoying speech patterns in every language, and by sex. Whatever you think of, you're not alone: Many listeners have an idea of what an NPR voice should sound like. 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. I get far more hung up on language misuse, though. These little speech micro trends seem to pop up every now and then, then fade away over time (thank God!). 50% of revenue is from member stations. I first noticed this 10 years ago watching Dora the Explorer with my Daughter. Or it can negate what they just said, or preface a criticism or negative comment. You guys seems to be winning in the USA, so if it bothers you, Im afraid youre out of luck. 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. In the series Heartland, it is practically half of the dialog. Also, ahhhhh, ahhhhhhh when they see a puppy or baby or receive a gift, etc. Tripp, I agree completely. Im not sure if this was mentioned, but it seems to be an epidemic to list things and use the same pitch patterns ( high, medium, then lower). Seems our country (or generation) is being overrun with these ridiculous patterns! 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. Some words are not meant to have all the letters pronounced. Sportscasters use it, friends use it in convos, but uh, hey, whats wrong with that? Soooo, this car just ran through a stop sign.. ARE YOU READING ME A BEDTIME STORY? "That's why you listen it's to hear people talk," Fortir said. OMG! They dont even allow their white announcers in Texas to sound like theyre from Texas! I abhor this glottal stop. Very annoying habit for a smart lady!! Yes, Pattie Parker!! People complained that young, female reporters rasped their voices in an unprofessional way. the way I was taught to as a very young child. Nearly 15 years ago, a previous Public Editor bemoaned the lack of aural diversity on NPR. 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! Fabulous opinions everybody: a terrific discussion! They sound exhausted or out of breath. I was about to write a comment concerning the misuse of me and I when I read yours. 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. In our house it is forbidden LOL. I cant stand amazing. The sad part about the first phrase (Uh, hello.everyone knows the Earth is round) is that anyone has to even say it at all in the 21st century. Part One: Into the Digital Era, Voice Over Trends 2022: Hottest Marketing Trends You Dont Want to Miss, Emotional Branding: The Power of Emotional Video Narratives, The Brand Anthem: What It Is, Why You Need One, An embarrassment in front of mom, dad or the general public, Unfit for any position that pays more than minimum wage. Thank you Paige for mentioning the accent on the wrong syllable trend. Seriously, though, get that ignorant, superficial, pseudointellectual sentence-padding out of here. On a personal note, being, English , that is to say, we invented English, therefore, regardless of colour, creed, religion. "What would happen if you approached different-sounding voices with curiosity and said 'Let me see how this works, see how this feels, and try to understand where they're coming from'? All this said, very few reporters or hosts speak on air exactly as they do in person. The one I cant stand is S-backing where they say shhtreet, shhhtrike, dishhhtraction. For example, presenters who do both on-screen and voice over work in the same programme, often utilise a completely different speech pattern/tone in both contexts. I think females tend to do this more often and more dramatically. If you cant say it right how can you spell it correctly. Nails on a chalkboard to me. Anyone care to comment? The biggest for me, though, is the epidemic vocal fry combined with a high-pitched voice, or sexy baby speak, among the majority of women, and many men now (Ira Glass, Im looking at you). use of the phrase sort of in each statement you made. While editing a piece, he found himself imagining the words spoken by a more white voice instead of his own. 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. Drives me crazy every time. At the end of a sentence? thing (and, as illustrated, often prematurely ending a sentence that actually wasnt? 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. Thats what it sounded like to me in your video. Recent research into vocal fry suggests that women do indeed have a tougher go of it than men when their voices slip into a lower register. This often occurs when a person (on TV) is explaining the steps to any given process to another person: What Im going to do is, Im going to In 2nd person plural, What were doing is, were going to. 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. thanks Rebecca for chiming in with your comment from your perspective as an educator/coach. I have to tune her out because I cant stand to listen to her talk. 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.. If we could get the Australians to leave home we could return the island to its original (European) use. If someone speaks in numbered bullet points, such as, Firstly_____, and second then they wish to sound more educated than they are. Speaking to NPR's Code Switch on his thoughts, he said, "Without being directly told, people like me learn that our way of speaking isn't professional, and you start to imitate the standard or even hide the distinctive features of your own voice. I couldnt agree more, this has been the bane of my existencetil now. Language is too rich. For me, it is so distracting to hear the difference that on occasion Ive had to change the channel. It may have developed independently in both places. But what to do with them then? My spine is more aligned?. 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 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? Thank gawd to learn Im not the only one who bitches about these assaults on English. A sentence in which one says nothing: I knooow! to gain your insight on this phenomenon. I suppose since the rulers of NPR have daughters who all speak like this. Just like everyone else, sometimes reporters need a moment to collect their thoughts. Since I watch a lot of network tv, I hear this and other abominations on commercials, especially. But its also absolutely true. I may be alone in this one lol, but i hate it. Why do major newscasters use the word That so much!?!? 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. My vote for most annoying speech affectation goes to the word to. and radio. You know what I mean? It sends the message that only some people can be trusted to report the news. Of course, once he shared them with me,I started hearing them, too. These are examples of bad grammar, mispronounced words, and slang. All the best to you in navigating our wonderful world of words! Thats what it sounds like and it annoys me. NPR seems to be doing a full-out Jessica Rabbit Via . A reporter asks a politician something like, Do you support the bill before congress that blah, blah blah [whatever the details]. I have asked you not to do that! I say something, along the lines of, Thats one way to ensure I dont talk; you dont have to listen to me. Then, I walk away seething, and loathing him more and more. Do you see the bu**un? an unconscious parroting of other pundits? Young women of all nationalities reporting from the most secluded parts of the world use these odd tones, rhythms and inflections. Along with that and many other things mentioned here ive also noticed use of the wrong vowel sounds. I hope they will include this in the next videos. It totally baffles me. Interviewer asks, Why is the current focus on companies like Exxon?, Young woman interviewee: Yeah, so Exxon is a high-profile, Mostly, young women seem to do this. This American Life even did a segment on the negative messages their women reporters receive about vocal fry. 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. Heres one that you didnt feature maybe it doesnt count but its wrong and its annoying. THAT is annoying. I am Jack and this? A new one Ive just started noticing on a local radio interview, and from my husband (ugh) is accentuating the word to and a pause. Great article. caused your repeated use of the vague term, space, without a specific I consider language a beautiful sign of class, education and the desire to make everybody involved in a conversation comfortable. And, forward, in all forms unless someone is moving or driving an object ahead of them. ! Fry here and there. I had to fight my own brain!". METAPHORICALLY no one? I dont have any neck pain? Awesome and absolutely. Thank you for your comment! They clearly make a conscious decision to not have Black announcers speaking in the dominant Black American Vernacular English. Vocal fry refers to a low, glottal, animal-like sound that speech pathologists consider a vocal disorder. Criticizing someone's voice often seems to be a criticism of their identity. Vocal fry. 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.. New Hampshire Public Radio and the Warren B. Rudman Center were proud to welcome NPR White House Correspondent Ayesha Rascoe as the next speaker in our Justi. Uptalk, a subset of valspeak, is the habit of producing a rising inflection as if youre asking a question even when youre not? Listening to our local news reporters causes so much stress! Who started this Have a good one! trend anyway? I put my own example of me saying it in this Youtube link: 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. But we especially hear about the tone and timbre of reporters' voices. I thought, I am absolutely not going to have my child taught by this woman., Short as become like oswords like class and that are pronounce as closs and thot.. I thought I was an a-hole for being annoyed at these things. We all have a few annoying speech/writing habits.). Everyone drops the T here. benefit, I wish to now address your repeated use of the term so This listing or auctioneer way of speaking is an affectation from vlogs. Agreed, Paula. They also make thespeaker sound less intelligent and sometimes even manipulative. Just observant. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notification of new posts by email. Unfortunately most people dont even notice they have been infected, or they simply dont care, leaving people like me to go crazy. I get annoyed when people on TV or radio speak too quickly while also using fillers such as umm or uh. I particularly despise yeah yeah yeah and starting sentences with So. Hansen is a classically trained singer, and has sung with choirs and madrigal groups, in musical theatre, and in jazz and rock bands. Maybe it is that when I hear those tones I think Im about to be bitten. Love thatNo problem. At one point in the history of the English language, you was the *plural* second-person pronoun, and thou was singular. I respectfully disagree. My shopping experiences in the UK have changed since I turned 60 and let my hair go grey. If they come back to me with any further vocal fry, I just repeat the process until they get the message. It feels like they want attention, or something else, from us and are using what they think are caressing tones. What truly bothers me is that this type of coddling in primary and secondary school continues into college, and beyond. So, I woke uuuuup. You are smarter than I am. Her words hold me hostage. I believe young women demonstrate many of these generational tics in an attempt to make themselves sound more attractive: The vocal fry to try to avoid high-pitched speech; the moan at the end of sentences to make it sexier; the schwa-ing to sound more intelligent. Thanks for your views on the topic of whether or not the voice of Barbaro . Drives me nuts! Why? I dont think most people realize how annoying it is, especially when it becomes a pattern of speech, which it often does. He transcribed what she had said, changed the text color of "a few errors" to red, and suggested his own improvements in green brackets. Thanks for any suggestions. Do they know how ridiculous they appear???? This segment aired on February 27, 2023. Hahaha Russell you are SPOT on! 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. .ANY Mouth smacking, Ttt or Tsk between every phrase, or hearing saliva sounds !!! I am now annoyed by the nasal and elongated pronunciation of me, voiced by women. And, like uptalk, it seems to be used predominantly by female speakers. Its just annoying affectation and you KNOW they know better but they think it is adding something. And then I had to take the Range Rover in for serviiiiiiiiice, I mean, Im like sooo worn out ( vocal fry). Suddenly I see the speech patterns that seem unnatural and improper. My purpose in searching phrases that led me here was the very annoying yeah, no or visa versa. you left out one which has spread like wildfire the last few months (besides UHMMM)it is a click as I call it every time the person opens their mouth to start a sentence,kinda like chewing gum with your mouth open kind of a sucking click-I swear these things are done to get your attention for trivial things which the person want you to listen to. Speaking as an African American woman, if being more inclusive is the aim it fails. I have to wonder if schools still teach sentence diagrams. Please share more comments on this, and specifically what other patterns youd like to see us include in the next video. Then I went to the gyyyyyym. Im done. Yeah, used in this odd transitional way. This seems to be a dialect issue primarily in the U.S. South, but the writing implement pen is pronounced pin, as the number ten is pronounced tin!. 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. (Mark Memmott, the standards and practices editor, has addressed some of those issues in the past.). This was. I view the word "like" in the entire opposite manner than a lot of those critics. 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. Im not an imbecile who is unable to follow a connected train if thought! 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. Why, just why? The overuse of superlative adjectives. We dont pronounce the t in soften, of fasten, or glisten. Theres a name for it, but I cant remember what its called. 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. 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 want to shout at them all and saystop being sheep all of you, keep your individuality, its much more interesting, and real. Our and Hour is pronounced and sounds the same. Uptalk at ?s. 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. 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. I appreciate your attention to the proper usage of the English, especially since its NOT your native language, and the respect you hold for it. Is it a geographical thing? Or, when listening to a reporter or expert contributor on radio or television. Am I alone in this? Firstly, I would like to say that I quite enjoyed reading your article. I've said this before, I'll say it again. She is best known for her role in the NPR Morning Edition and All Things Considered. Yet its undocumented. The So at the beginning of every answer to a question, the Vocal Fry, the Upspeak all irritate me beyond all measure. 3. Then in addition to vocal fry they have to insert the word super at least once into each sentence. ARGH!!!! I was convinced I was the only one who noticed the (extremely annoying) uptick of use with the word right in conversation. Dont get me started on the vocal fry. Those experiences felt like subtle whitewashing of his voice. Im low on fuel so Im gonna stop and fill up Fine. But as the quotes above show, some listeners do notice and they let the reporters know, too. Other reporters hone their delivery as well. If I were paying someone to speak on TV I would insist that they use the correct pronunciations. 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. Of course, that is a feeling that non-white, non-male, non-midwesterners have felt for most of the history of broadcasting. How about pandimik (apparently meaning pandemic,) mimber (apparently meaning member,) and oh god, space (apparently derived from safe space). Sorrey and sorry. This usage of So is incorrect!!! is You get the idea. I absolutely abhor all of the speech patterns/words described here, however my biggest annoyance when it comes to TV voice overs is how extremely patronising and robotic they often sound. That means some listeners have to adjust to new sounds. I can deal with that but having to stand there and not be able to express a thought is just too much. I am a white dude on the radio, and no one has EVER tweeted at me critiquing my voice. In I Have Some Questions for You, Makkai has carefully crafted a novel that inhabits a strange interstitial space between a whodunit, a crime novel with a few elements plucked from found footage . Politician: Look, we in my state believe that those people working in the aerospace industry are important. First, they sound like they are pedaling up a hill. The ending gah sound, as in reading-gah drives me nuts. And listeners have seriously strong feelings about this stuff. Stop talking like that!. No. However, Ive noticed a horrible trend, especially on Parcast, to have females doing commercials who sound like babies. My current most annoying list includes some new & old (along with my initial yeah, no): 1) Vocalfry, can actually hurt voice. The one thats driving me crazy is this extra schwa added to the ends of words. I am sick of cymbals that end a commercial etc. Heres another verbal habit thats annoyed me to the point of pounding the wall. I understand these may be hip ways of speaking these days , but they actually detract from the message. As Ted brought up a few posts up: the ubiquitous use of the words sort of by media drives me nuts! Britain? Stories on NPR and This American Life have tackled the phenomenon of "vocal fry," that creaky sound you hear when the voice drops to its lowest register. Like things like like because its just, like, beyond ubiquitous and you already know about it. 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