I started listening to podcasts regularly in the past year and find that I really zero in on speech patterns since Im not distracted by how the speaker looks or moves. I think its an attempt to sound more confident, self-assured and forceful. So, tomorrow Ill apply for the job. Not fine. https://t.co/7p2fxbZTAN. But as the quotes above show, some listeners do notice and they let the reporters know, too. But in between this & because Im bored at home, they do something called a live stream, which I didnt usually watch. It has an r in it (two , to be pendantic) and I am not a child. And then I had to take the Range Rover in for serviiiiiiiiice, I mean, Im like sooo worn out ( vocal fry). They even create elaborate spoofs, like this send-up of the "annoying" podcast voice. The overuse of a particular swear word is also annoying. Is it to have a snippet of time before responding? Uptalk at ?s. I hope they will include this in the next videos. Playin, doin, shopping, talkin, and just today consultin. Once you learn a second language its hard to speak it incorrectly. For example, I have to walk my doggggg, pick up the kidddds, and go grocery shoppinnnng. The latter pronunciations of each drive me nuts. In the U.S., though, the phrase is different from. When I hear than, I want to scream. Its interesting to see how the pureness of the English language can be corrupted in some ways, by modern speech patterns, mostly by native English speakers. The spaces are inappropriate and create tension for the listener. Most annoying speech pattern of the decade? It is irritating. Brits will say Sorrey, and Americans will say sorry. Second one: the pin/pen merger. 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. And that show was probably a 5 year old rerun. He cant seem to finish a sentence without stopping in the middle and, if its a long sentence, hell stop and start 3 or 4 times. Makes me understand why people sometimes get slapped! We all have a few annoying speech/writing habits.). Along with that and many other things mentioned here ive also noticed use of the wrong vowel sounds. Initially I read your comment as a knock on the Canadian pronunciation of sorry. Budden for BUTTON bugs the hell out of me. Pretending to be an annoying, loud, meowing cat will place the voice right up front. I believe it to be the key to longevity. 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. 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. There is no place in the adult, professional world for this nonsense. No one says sof-ten or lis-ten or plumb-er. These are examples of bad grammar, mispronounced words, and slang. This may be better: Ive forgone many a great podcast topic due to vocal fry or overuse of right. thats Mineah! 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. HI Joan, And so, yeah. The vast majority of voice complaints that come into our office concern women and reporters of color. The voice goes up and slows down, theeeeeeeen, then they list detail 1, and detail two (pause) and detail three. Hes a sinGer making singer rhyme with finger. Questions. Even the show's reviews on iTunes are full of complaints about the voices of the hosts, both of whom are women, especially their vocal fry. https://youtu.be/gGEit7Fg9HU. I have heard several other women speak this way and it grates on my nerves. What is it called when people stress the end of the last few words of a sentence as if they are using. Epic, etc. 2% comes from Federal grants from the commerce department otherwise there is no direct federal funding. There are so many of these annoying speech patterns and they are contagious. The sht thing I noticed way before Michelle Obama, which is sad because she is otherwise very well spoken. 2) I cant stand the making every sentence sound like a question- Thanks for reading and commenting with such a detailed response, Adrianne. 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. The voices on NPR are more diverse than ever. It is an art not a nuisance. Not sure. I have to tune her out because I cant stand to listen to her talk. 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. Great discussion! Offer them a mask as they debark the plane while thanking them for flying F.U. For example as heard by a newscaster recently: And in setting forth a list of things that are alternatives, rather than saying whether its A or B or C they say whether its A, whether its B, whether its C. Oh, and yes, I know I left off many other annoying speech patterns. ta instead of to I have heard right? at the end of sentences used frequently. Jackie Fortir is a healthcare reporter for StateImpact Oklahoma and part of the NPR-Kaiser Health News partnership. The biggest one that I hear it in is when celebrities say singer. But Glass said in that episode that he never hears about his. Jessica Hansen is the voice of NPR's funding credits, and serves as an in-house voice coach for NPR. She also created and hosted two seasons of Lean & Hungry's award-winning podcast. As a result, my tolerance for vocal tics is definitely lower than it used to be. I also loathe when people pronounce nuclear as nucular. Not up-talk exactly, as in ending every sentence as if it were a question, but more when people are listing things that are maybe a little tedious. 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. I have suffered through dozens of interviews with millennials, both male and female, who use vocal fry, up talk and verbal place holders as if their lives depended on it. I dont claim to speak perfect English but these are things every child learns in grade school. LITERALLY no one? Sam Sanders, host of NPR's It's Been A Minute, records a segment at NPR West on September 24, 2018. 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. ARGH!!!! We dont pronounce the t in soften, of fasten, or glisten. What happened to Have a good day/afternoon/evening/morning ? Is this the new trend? Another one that I see increasingly in many of those under 40, is known as g-dropping. Alternatively, or also, it could be an attempt to inject artificial emphasis to Every.Single.Word. Its definitely whiny, and its annoying as hell to my ears. An overheard conversation: The other day I was walkiiiiiing, and, like, this dude flicked a cigarette butt on the graaa-ound, and I said, hey! This post & comments are fun because though annoying is a subjective quality, some of these patterns & phrasing are widely undesirable. How can there or here not be ON the ground, if it is, ON the ground. Thats what it sounded like to me in your video. I have two. I cannot remember any time that the person uttering that delusional phrase wasnt in political arts.. The way peoplearenowpurposely talking slow as though everyone theyre speaking to is a moron? Is it hormones in food? 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 know of any name for that But reading your comment makes me think that maybe a lot of this type of speaking comes as a side effect of the Youtube and social media age, where people try to stand out and get noticed any way that they can. Its come to the point that Im grateful when a guest says Youre welcome at the end. I love this discussion! All of this is from one person. Fabulous opinions everybody: a terrific discussion! 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. One reason we don't comment on reporters' voices is because voice is personal. Its good to know my husband and I arent the only ones who feel this way about how people are speaking lately. Basically, many people, young people and more often women, will take a short vowel sound and make it a schwa sound ie. The word than demands a comparison of degrees, e.g., something is hotter/louder/more annoying than something else. Formerly worst voice was Diane Rehm. Its interrupted cadence. This Americanism was adopted by upper-crust young Englishmen in the 1920s who imagined it made them sound cosmopolitan. Or is this merely habit? Even politics reporter Detrow, who doesn't hear from listeners about his voice, said he evaluates his own interviews. The broadcasters at a local TV newsroom think that sentences end with three periods. 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. Annoying! She has been a proud member of the Screen Actors Guild since 2005. I have to smile when reading, as I am also of an age, and profession, where language skills, word choice, and vocal delivery are so important. Im happy to continue commenting as required, as Ive plenty more to say on the subject! This is a difference due to where one was raised to speak. I had to fight my own brain! Thanks for commenting Doyle, thats a new one I havent noticed yet. Im wondering if there is a name for a pattern Im noticing when people start listing bullet point details. But instead it sounds like I went to the STOre, then the gas STAtion, and then got something to EAT.. Have I become a crotchety old fart or is Idiocracy truly upon us? 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