My husband watches CNBC a lot (financial channel) and even listening to various serious commentators and guests you can hear many examples of these patterns. She can help reporters reduce vocal fry in their speech if they want to. I meant in first person plural. [sheepish grin], Lets not forget the verbal infestation known as seriously. Clearly, it morphed perhaps by laziness from Are you serious [about]?, 1) I call it the shopping list speech pattern: I went to the store and bought some EGGS.. got some MILK and some BACON Criticizing someone's voice often seems to be a criticism of their identity. Start the answer with a yeah., I love these comments! My aversion to imbecile-generated sounds has made me reconsider certain career paths. I dont watch the show often, but find the interaction interesting & noticed the speech differences early on. They clearly make a conscious decision to not have Black announcers speaking in the dominant Black American Vernacular English. Its like the art of cursive, or long hand writing, which has also become a relic of the past for so many. Listening to NPR is what got this whole thing started a few years back But now these patterns are showing up everywhere. But those persons might find it hard to get a high-paying job. 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. Its one of my many pet peeves in newscaster-speak, and I hear this one all the time especially from Rachel Martin on NPR. upspeak, vocal fry, constant buzzwords, overworked filler phrases, etc. 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! So, I woke uuuuup. (Said in a condescending nerd voice: So. and I was totally unprepared for it? Their thinking is that they are being fake if they change up. The kind of/sort of pattern I first noticed about 8-10 years ago and it was my old pet peeve; maybe Ive grown used to it by now. Paige, Its just a dialect difference. They want profit without first investing in professionalism, imo. If you really sit down and read every word its a fascinating phenomenon. The sad thing about podcasters is that they have not taken any diction or public speaking classes. ***Follow @JoshVoorhees and the rest of the . 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 also a telltale sign along with being a 20-something vlogger who films herself eating/showering/walking a rat dog of narcissistic personality disorder. One thing journalists I spoke to said: They're real people and they'd like to sound real too. Alternatively, or also, it could be an attempt to inject artificial emphasis to Every.Single.Word. Then I grabbed a coffeeeee. Yes her voice was tough to take but once you realized what she went through.well fuck. ", Another listener from Minnesota wrote that "millennial correspondents" who speak with vocal fry "seems to counter NPR's high standards. Double negatives. my grammar and punctuation was intended as sarcasm but the rest was serious. I hear it all the time paint-inG almost sounding like guh at the end of the syllable. It's BS. This post & comments are fun because though annoying is a subjective quality, some of these patterns & phrasing are widely undesirable. This is only a small portion of the sissification of men that I could rant about but it is the most annoying. Why, just why? Are they insecure, manipulative, dishonest, sans capacity for original, independent thought???? I saw a book tv author, a Harvard history professor good lord, on C-SPAN yesterday who said sort of in every spoken sentence. Its on Noom commercials, too. Grunting is not music. Together with NPR's Training Team, she created a 10-minute voice coaching video, which offers tips to solve common vocal problems. I am Jack and this is my dog Thats the sky, thats the sea, and that? OKIE Im only 40 but I feel like a rambling old person yelling at the TV any time I watch it. Do you experience this as an interviewer? I hope youll be disturbed too. whether your repeated use of the term space is conscious, or simply It sounds like a popular catch phrase sports people use to show they are a sport person who know what they are talking about. This cymbal sound bite, arent event how a professional drummer would play, or maybe would not immediately make this sound unless the cymbals were damaged somehow. 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. 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. Someone. infomercial voice overs and direct response marketing, Voice Over Trends 2023: Less Looking, More Listening, Is the Golden Age of Voice Over Gone? New words, why not? This kind of speech pattern is common amongst younger television announcers/commentators. 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. It sounds like theyre saying, Think yeeough. in a rude, snobby, sneer down the nose at you manner. 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.. I even contacted a renowned acting school. Hansen coaches voice . By saying that (usually at the end of a sentence) it prevents someone else from talking or contributing their 2 cents, waiting for whatever follows the But.uh. Thanks Ava for your note. I think it is annoying when people answer a question with, Yes, no It seems trendy with Britsh speakers. 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. However preservation of correct grammar, and beauty of the English language is important to me and I refuse to adapt botching of the language. At one point in the history of the English language, you was the *plural* second-person pronoun, and thou was singular. Its bazaar. Especially, the pervasive use of poor speech in the business world, and academia. But of-ten sets my teeth on edge. Everything is now amazing. I was convinced I was the only one who noticed the (extremely annoying) uptick of use with the word right in conversation. So, you probably already know about vocal fry, valspeak and uptalk, right? That means some listeners have to adjust to new sounds. I do not want to hear anyone speaking with mosquito tones. Hansen strives to make quality performance accessible to everyone, whether as a performer, creator, strategic leader, or coach. I just wish I had a remote control that worked on people with a tangible presence. Fly them in and leave them in the outback. Just like everyone else, sometimes reporters need a moment to collect their thoughts. "People forget that there's a person on the other end of the email," Duffin said. Or it can negate what they just said, or preface a criticism or negative comment. -aahh to extend words. An improper use is saying that everything that you feel is great, is awesome. Its the teacher and college professors that are spreading this annoying trend. It appears "almost exclusively among women, and young women. The kids immediately say, I cant read cursive. Thank you for helping me put a name to this! Amongst a lot of youre vocabulary mistakes is one that makes me sick, the yank way of saying, mirror, they say Mirrrrr. We really owe a lot to the guy who invented that, I mean, really. I growl at every inflected, high rising, ramble sometimes eliciting concerned looks from family members. For example, when they pronounce the word eight they say eigh-tah just pronouncing the last letter. Jessica Hansen is the voice of NPR's funding credits, and serves as an in-house voice coach for NPR. All of this is from one person. He would say, no I dont know in reply to our you know. I just love what you wrote. Of course, that is a feeling that non-white, non-male, non-midwesterners have felt for most of the history of broadcasting. I agree. I use both in different contexts. We occasionally hear from listeners who critique what they perceive as the homogeneity of on-air voices. How can there or here not be ON the ground, if it is, ON the ground. "They can feel more comfortable, confident and relaxed, because they feel like they have command of this instrument and their performance," said Hansen. So is a completely disingenuous and idiot transfer. As an american transplant living in Germany, the phrase I noticed most from my European colleagues is quite some. 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. 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. He recently tweeted, "I've said this before, I'll say it again. I dont know nothing about that. So what if someone tags right at the end of their sentence? I hope they will include this in the next videos. I change channels whenever I hear it. More on that idea here. For example someone says I went to the store, then the gas station, and then got something to eat. I understand some countries use to instead of from, and I dont know if thats longstanding or new. I mean This completely unnecessary phrase seems to just be a habitual way to start sentences for many people. Sucking on the teeth and smackingThis speaker does this , also. The most annoying speech patterns are those of condescending people educated beyond thier intellect. I mean, I dont know if Ive ever experienced anything like it grammatically in my entire 43 years, on this planet anyway. And then I had to take the Range Rover in for serviiiiiiiiice, I mean, Im like sooo worn out ( vocal fry). Ive been trying to figure out the speech pattern of an acquaintance its causing me irritation and anxiety. I understand these may be hip ways of speaking these days , but they actually detract from the message. Aha, I see what you did there. Maybe its the microphones? That means some listeners have to adjust to new sounds. 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.. 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. 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. But when used in television, radio, or print, I boil uncontrollably. But instead it sounds like I went to the STOre, then the gas STAtion, and then got something to EAT.. 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. All Im hearing from this post is a lot of complaining over nothing. Also, ahhhhh, ahhhhhhh when they see a puppy or baby or receive a gift, etc. and then I got stuck in trafiiiiic, so I was late for woooork, people are off siiiick, we have more to doooo, I had t skip luuuunch ad nauseam. Filet Mignon: Min-yoh, not min-yawn. Ive been studying this intonation for a while (this is the first place Ive found it even being acknowledged), its so common. So. I mean, where did this one come from anyway? Heres another verbal habit thats annoyed me to the point of pounding the wall. I first noticed this 10 years ago watching Dora the Explorer with my Daughter. The 10th Ammendment says differently. Hearing fingernails down a blackboard couldnt be more excruciating than vocal fry, and the stress I experience when not being able to tell the person doing it to stop it is hard to deal with. Who started this Have a good one! trend anyway? I had to go to the stoooore, pick up the dry cleaniiiiiing, get some grocerrrrrriiiies, walk the doooooooog. etc. Maybe we could call it Blah-de-Blah Speak. Just on the cursive I used to teach my 5th and 6th graders cursive writing for at least 30 minutes a day. Also, old hardly known by an average individual, words, which are being now widely used. I began to notice it more and more on TV and in real life and decided that whoever started this trend should be banished to Antarctica for the remainder of his/her life. Its definitely annoying! Did you see that? For example, Im from the southeastern USA. Its not cute. Thank you Paige for mentioning the accent on the wrong syllable trend. Politicians and reporters insist on saying Look before spewing a profound statement. Using it as a string of bullet points makes the writer sound illiterate. Hansen is a classically trained singer, and has sung with choirs and madrigal groups, in musical theatre, and in jazz and rock bands. Its come to the point that Im grateful when a guest says Youre welcome at the end. I am relieved to find this list because listening to NPR has become impossible. A question mark has a specific purpose in the English language. She is best known for her role in the NPR Morning Edition and All Things Considered. Imitating neanderthals? I also wonder with all the texting short cuts, have we created a new language? I was seriously annoyed . Youre not insane. I love this discussion! i agree, it drives me insane , they sound like 4 year olds. They also make thespeaker sound less intelligent and sometimes even manipulative. No, sorry. Many people ARE taking advantage of the hot weather. Who started that? "You're on the air, not having a conversation with a buddy in a bar. She currently sings with Summer Parfait, a jazz band including fellow NPR employees Chris Joyce and James Willetts. My husband listens to a lot of podcasts, particularly enjoying them while out driving or working in the yard. 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. Mostly female but males do it too. There are some new kids on the block this year: In these trying times. If I hear this on TV I change the channel. Its feels good to know others are as annoyed as I. I completely agree with the annoying no problem response from a server after saying Thank you. Permeating WiFi, etc.? It seems a convemient time period for my schedule at this tiiime, Up talk is especially annoying when the speaker is listing things, as in those pillow commercials:, I sleep better? Great people, but, my goodness, that is a difficult accent for me. Like yourself, Im thinking its a trend. thats Mineah! Every sentence is spoken as a question, whether it is or not. Ive pointed out the mistake to my grandchildren who acknowledge the correction but later continue to say me and him. Even more annoying is the public speakers misuing the pronouns. This 10 years ago watching Dora the Explorer with my Daughter Team, she created a voice. Pattern of an acquaintance its causing me irritation and anxiety the mistake to my grandchildren who the. 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