Every generation has its own trends, and thats natural, but this trend is spreading and sticking. Youre not insane. So. 4) Replacing the good old annoying no problem with the nearly arrogant no worries. After living abroad for over a decade, I noticed in the mid-1990s that, in the workplace, every female in a supervisory position seemed compelled to preface nearly every declarative sentence with, At this time. It was quite ridiculous to hear something like, At this tiiiime, we do not have a vacancy, but wed like to talk to you, so At this tiiime, can you tell me if you could come in at 10:00 on Thursday? Did college professors never say.hey, thats annoying and unprofessional? You know This phrase is increasingly being usedat the beginning of the sentence as a lead-in. And also SORREY, instead of saying sorry I mean, I dont know if Ive ever experienced anything like it grammatically in my entire 43 years, on this planet anyway. attack becomes attawwk; radio becomes rawwdio. I call this the singing list, the intonation conveys a meaning that the list is long, maybe endless, and whats being sung is a representative/illuminating example, but not exhaustive. No, you are hearing maybe a regional pronunciation. They probably started out as texting shortcuts, but the two I cant stand are LOL crammed into every sentence, and OMG at the beginning of every sentence. It is not as if we do not live above the ground. But it sends up sounding so unintelligent and gutless. E.g. Amongst a lot of youre vocabulary mistakes is one that makes me sick, the yank way of saying, mirror, they say Mirrrrr. One the first of second episodes of Star Trek Discovery, I think thats the name, the captain says, thish traitor. You can read opened up by the person being interviewed by a magazine or newspaper and it makes me cringe. Thanks for a place to vent. It makes me terribly sad. Perhaps Mr. Stein would be willing to hand over the reading honors to him. There's still debate in the medical community about whether vocal fry harms the vocal folds, but Hansen said it can stress them. OK. How about the recent clipping to the end of some words. Example.. These are just regional inflections, not errors per se. Ugh! Any insight into where the hard G at the end of -ing is coming from? Though, not usually in a professional setting. Its not even with lists. Of all the irritating speech patterns around these days, vocal fry is, for me, the most intolerable. Worchestershire sauce anyone? She wrote how, "Sitting in host chair for first time I channeled white voice from Midwest and lost my own. Super everything Super excited because its super boring and Im tired of being super disappointed. Also have you noticed that many reporters and tv personalities will repeat words over and over like that that that that,,,and, and, and and to to to to which is now ta ta ta ta (examplethey were going ta ta ta be there on Friday) etc. It seems that amazing has become the new awesome. This past year has seemed a bit empty at times when social isolation has become the new normal. Socially, or even professionally, person to person, I dont let them bother me too much. 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. I respectfully disagree. Change out. But Glass said in that episode that he never hears about his. This is a difference due to where one was raised to speak. No more changing anything. Perhaps Im better not to. All of this is from one person. Eleanor Beardsley, and other unique female radio voices. The sad thing is people who should know better obviously dont.murlean. whether your repeated use of the term space is conscious, or simply why do young women want to sound freaky? 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. To totally be, but, like, its totally not! The ending gah sound, as in reading-gah drives me nuts. It is an art not a nuisance. Is it the c thats throwing them, or are they getting it confused with the word anxious? Vocal fry is the most annoying thing on the planet to me. 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. Not long in to our conversations, Ive tuned out. Really finished yet?). METAPHORICALLY no one? Because anybody who over pronounces their ts and ss sounds annoying to me. Sucking on the teeth and smackingThis speaker does this , also. But its when I hear someone who has the astonishing ability to combine those two very irritating trends, as well as throwing in the recent social media driven pointless inane phrases so; I feel like, OMG! etc, that I terminate my involvement in the conversation immediately. Ive been listening to a lot of podcasts lately and obviously, most of them have commercials. I even heard some say go away-aahh or similar uses. hide caption. All of this is from one person. 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. Its one of my many pet peeves in newscaster-speak, and I hear this one all the time especially from Rachel Martin on NPR. STOP THAT NONSENSE! Its just laziness (and somehow its become cool to sound lazy or bored). A reporter asks a politician something like, Do you support the bill before congress that blah, blah blah [whatever the details]. This sounds immature (like a 5 year old), lazy and uneducated. He has also shortening him and them to em. If it is so obvious, why is it news? I hear this a lot in conversation these days too. ? So, it is not just me that notices this. This may be better: Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notification of new posts by email. Its been shortened from I know, right? (Aka, IKR?) Why bother with all the words when you can trim it down to one. Perhaps its an attempt to prevent them from rushing their sentences. It starts at home and moves to the classroom. Of course, that is a feeling that non-white, non-male, non-midwesterners have felt for most of the history of broadcasting. And, like uptalk, it seems to be used predominantly by female speakers. Im a Southerner but I absolutely hate it. So, what are you gonna do about that job application? Fine. This seems to be catching on, even by some senior respected news folks. YES. And the second? Instead of just saying the first is Y, the second one is Z. I suppose the purpose is to draw suspense or to be clever, but it is so unnecessary and stupidly interrupts the flow of a list of reasons. Just like everyone else, sometimes reporters need a moment to collect their thoughts. I mean, everyone has heard plenty of examples of those speech patterns that have made perfectly well-educated college grads (mostly female) sound like Kardashian wannabes. 1 the misuse of I we had a surprise english test? "When they sit down and open the mic to tell the story, they aren't just hanging on for the ride and hoping that it ends soon. and radio. Vocal fry. Then there is borough , pronounced burra, the yanks say burrow, thats what a mole does in your garden. To say that all these fad-driven speech patterns are kinda, sorta, well I dont know, annoyingmay seem a bit harsh. My fifteen year old son frequently accuses me of picking on him for the way he speaks/writes. The letters arent required to be immediately next to each other, as in hiSHtoRy, either. Small talk usually calls for this kind of language unless youre writing a research paper. very prevalent among high school kids and their teachers. Its kind of like way better than going to the library. 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. This is certainly not limited to lower social groups; its becoming endemic in very educated middle class professionals. If the person is on TV, I have to change the channel. 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. Its bad enough to hear it in speech but I recently received an email that began with these words. I have also noticed when people use a hard g instead of a soft or silent g in many words. At least enough to curb your own use (and maybe the usage by your kids, spouse and/or significant other). The shtraight down the shtreet seems to be 40-45 and under. I have noticed lately female newscasters seemingly trying to avoid monotony by raising then lowering the pitch of the last syllable in a sentence. I've said this before, I'll say it again. No. I wondered if I was alone in my discomfort. I cant stand amazing. They are not harmonious. The sht thing I noticed way before Michelle Obama, which is sad because she is otherwise very well spoken. Ive noticed the upward shift in tone can be as much as an octave. I have noticed a new one in speech and texts with 30 yr and younger females Shes also picked up on all the popular, irritating ways of speaking. The millions of people who comprise society absolutely do not need to adapt to the annoying speech patterns of an entitled few. I feel more rested? Hmm How about overuse of exclamation points? Kind of (or sort of) This tidbit is used anywhere in the middle, as a way to not say what you really mean. Hearing Americans and Britons speak is psychological torture. and our This occurs a lot when listing items. Someone mentioned literally here and now that I think of it that one annoys me when I hear the younger members of the family use it, as well as actually. Soft, gentle words rising to hard, forceful preaching, followed by applause and cheering! 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. Uggh! Music is music. She is one of the favorite voices in the NPR. The marketing profession is an enemy to communicationmuch like the buzzspeak in 1984. OMG! It is not just annoying, it sounds absolutely ridiculous. He joins us. Please. Sounds unnatural. Im trying to find this info, too. Often theyll be a so tacked on to the start. I have to tune her out because I cant stand to listen to her talk. Permeating WiFi, etc.? Yep, that's right. at the start of your answer to each question I asked, and also your If you can even record a sample of it and then create a short little video that you can upload to Youtube so its easy to share the audio, that would be good too. I find the lisping oddly intriguing particularly on Chick-Fil-A commercials because of their run-in with those who accuse(d) them of homophobia. Its pervasive with men and women. THAT new vaccine, THAT plane crash, THAT police shooting its really getting annoying. In that regard, there is clearly several areas where the linguistic phrases are a product of generation, e.g., texting shortcuts used in other contexts, borrowing from pop culture. This post has garnered SO many comments like yours, so hopefully, you will feel vindicated that you arent the only one hearing and being frustrated by these things. Very annoying. 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. Im old, so I can state authoritatively that most on this list of annoying speech habits have been around for a long time, in fact as long as I can remember. 2) I cant stand the making every sentence sound like a question- But in between this & because Im bored at home, they do something called a live stream, which I didnt usually watch. 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. It may be a form of ageism, but there is truth to every stereotype. The word than demands a comparison of degrees, e.g., something is hotter/louder/more annoying than something else. Awesome and absolutely. As Ted brought up a few posts up: the ubiquitous use of the words sort of by media drives me nuts! When used, it sounds more like its a filler until the person can come up with the words he/she wants to say. Agreed, Paula. Anything you can think of, no matter how tiny and insignificant it may be, can be described as a game changer. Jessica Hansen is the voice of NPR's funding credits, and serves as an in-house voice coach for NPR. Like any job, radio journalism requires training. Ironically, the girl in the last video does vocal fry throughout (I managed less than a minute of the video). I dont think most people realize how annoying it is, especially when it becomes a pattern of speech, which it often does. The internet search yields accusations of objections to this speech as further proof of bias against women. What fascinates me most about it is that its unconsciously infused the American English speaking world, every seems to do it, everyone also seems to get it it never leaves anyone confused. 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. Part Two: Here Comes AI, Is the Golden Age of Voice Over Gone? The education system. 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. Not only I improperly placed but me used at the start of a phrase. I heard a woman on NPR listing causes of something and at the end of each item her voice went up. 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. My personal least favorite is Bill Littlefield (Only a Game) for some reason I can't explain. 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.". But as the quotes above show, some listeners do notice and they let the reporters know, too. Whenever I hear someone begin a statement with Look, I long to interrupt and say, Im looking.. She helps people who find they sound monotone, sing-songy or low-energy. I want it to stop, NOW! They clearly make a conscious decision to not have Black announcers speaking in the dominant Black American Vernacular English. I am listening to a webinar class right now and the instructor keeps using apparently to start sentences. Their thinking is that they are being fake if they change up. Does anyone say FebRuary without sounding ridiculous? 5) substituting Im here like or Hes here like for I said or he said. Its definitely whiny, and its annoying as hell to my ears. Bull***t. Its just people being influenced by media influencers (Kardashians) and then copying each other to fit in. Phoebe Judge (Criminal) is also lovely, as is Roman Mars (99 PI). I first heard this on a home decorating tv show. Now I hear that everywhere. thank you again for such a thoughtful response. Annoying and completely unnecessary. As to use of words, and at least on the radio and applying to both male and female, using ta for to Ive heard world-renowned physicists do this. The fact of the matter is that the matter is not predicated upon fact, that its merely opinion or rumor, and that a huge majority of the time its from a political pundit whos paid by the broadcast network to establish a strawman argument to knock down the entire position of the other political pundits (not paid by the network). So, tomorrow Ill apply for the job. Not fine. As in: Reporter: Do you favor wearing masks in public to help slow the spread of SARS-CoV-2? I tried to ignore it, but as its about an hour show, ten minutes in, he says this word numerous times. Listen out for it ; itll shock you just how common it is! There is no place in the adult, professional world for this nonsense. And then I had to take the Range Rover in for serviiiiiiiiice, I mean, Im like sooo worn out ( vocal fry). The inflection pattern the hosts use in every sentence of every voice over is exactly the same. I am so happy that I found this website! culture that (IMO) is ruining our educational system. OH YES! Im not crazy Im being been driven there, though. That said, Boston's local morning guy, Bob Oakes, has a legendarily annoying voice. Tomorrow WILL be a hot day or We receive a regular stream of complaints about how reporters and hosts talk on air. Thanks for your comment and video. I believe it to be the key to longevity. 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). 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. I dont watch a lot of TV; but when I do I have to mute all the commercials. For me, it is so distracting to hear the difference that on occasion Ive had to change the channel. Its as if speakers dont care whether their grammar is correct. When I go into the 4th, 5th grade classes, I write my name on the board in cursive. I mean, if it really was a problem that I say that phrase whenever Im trying to make my point, what difference does it make? Whatever! Is it a geographical thing? I think females tend to do this more often and more dramatically. The kids immediately say, I cant read cursive. is my dog No! 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. Pretty much everywhere to enunciate the ts in button is not correct. "I think of Ira Glass as the king of vocal fry," she said. The tone, rhythm, and inflections grate on the ear. I thought it must be a local thing. For example, in Alabama, pen and pin are pronounced the same way. 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. Real News Host; Also, many of our viewers are likely wondering what Sh to begin start and such, is New York City and environs, similar to yuge. Its not cute. Yes, no, blah blah blah. 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. Any and all bridge words used frequently in conversation is exceedingly annoying. The pay is $18 an hour, and Id start on next Monday, soyeah. (My 18-yo granddaughter, recently). Our and Hour is pronounced and sounds the same. These little speech micro trends seem to pop up every now and then, then fade away over time (thank God!). Ill add the slow sing-songy way people have started to talk. I am finding it increasingly more difficult to watch television, or listen to certain radio broadcasters, due to distracting speech patterns and styles. Weird or unique ways of speaking are one way to get noticed. 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? But perhaps it is also a societal takeover of inferior standards that will continue to decline. Who is telling people to jut their bottom jaw out and keep their tongue from going past their teeth? I believe he is from the Bay Area in California. Everything is now amazing. I didnt read all the comments, so my apologies if this was already mentioned. Or, as my best friend calls it: the hissed s. For example, the word is news, not noose. We all have a few annoying speech/writing habits.). Excellent analysis!!! This listing or auctioneer way of speaking is an affectation from vlogs. I have to wonder if schools still teach sentence diagrams. Please try to make your reports professional. 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. Yet literally all of my female colleagues get constant criticism for how they speak or sound. Im happy to continue commenting as required, as Ive plenty more to say on the subject! Sometimes reporters do incorporate feedback about their delivery. Not included in the list, which usually includes vocal fry, is this mouth full of potato way of speaking that UK millennials in particular display. "People forget that there's a person on the other end of the email," Duffin said. The number one ear-bleeding one is shtraight down the shtreet there are theesh trees and a shtop shign. Most of us know the way we speak may change depending what social situation were in. My purpose in searching phrases that led me here was the very annoying yeah, no or visa versa. Ive forgone many a great podcast topic due to vocal fry or overuse of right. I hope that there will be some attention paid to restoring some respect for our language in generations to come. Not sure. How do these people even get the job? Those experiences felt like subtle whitewashing of his voice. Guest (author/pundit/wannabe politician): Sure, so, moving forward, we obviously want to first see what reopening would look like, then secure the strategic infrastructure to sort of make that happen in this space (apparent reference to safe space). I thought I was an a-hole for being annoyed at these things. Watch ANY interview with a woman and they do this. I just wish I had a remote control that worked on people with a tangible presence. Voice. infomercial voice overs and direct response marketing, Voice Over Trends 2023: Less Looking, More Listening, Is the Golden Age of Voice Over Gone? The biggest one that I hear it in is when celebrities say singer. Ive seen talking heads on cable news panels do this ad-nauseum. Sportscasters use it, friends use it in convos, but uh, hey, whats wrong with that? Look at what?? Ive also noticed uptalk transcends position and demographics. Uptalk or up speak are newer terms for ARI or Australian Rising Inflection which I am told is where it began. 2001 - 2023 Debbie Grattan Voiceover Talent | Site Map | Privacy Policy. He would say, no I dont know in reply to our you know. I just love what you wrote. No-uh. In the memo obtained by Current, Eric Nuzum, NPR's VP of programming, wrote, "You may have noticed a new voice reading some NPR sponsorship credits in January. 4. thas instead of thats (which is the abbreviation for that is) Sam Sanders, host of NPR's It's Been A Minute, records a segment at NPR West on September 24, 2018. What is that? And another one is annudder (another). He would call us out too. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Very annoying habit for a smart lady!! Consider Bertie Wooster in the Wodehouse Jeeves stories. 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? Have a listen how many times you hear ABSOLUTELY on the tv. 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. Thank you for a great opportunity to express & learn. What I notice is the use of Well, before almost every response by news panelists. People are suddenly emphasizing the wrong syllable in words that end in dent. Ive recently heard this from an organic drink company: However you healthy., Another, from a vitamin supplement company: Want to brain better?. ", One listener did just that. For example someone says I went to the store, then the gas station, and then got something to eat. Dropping the T is not a girl thing, at least not in the American South. For example as heard by a newscaster recently: I do not want to hear anyone speaking with mosquito tones. 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. Listing speak! As a result, my tolerance for vocal tics is definitely lower than it used to be. Am I alone in this? I also blame Britney Spears. No problem suggests that I might have been a problem. Probably because I was born in the 70s and obviously grew up in valley girl 80s. I dont buy the argument that this is an empowering trend for women. 4) #pubradiovoice Sitting in host chair for first time I channeled white voice from Midwest and lost my own. Ive been trying to find what this is called online, and not having any luck. To me, thats like criticising someone who stutters, besides being a tool to stonewall me. Personally, I have a laundry list of poor speech and grammar pet peeves. One of the reasons the patterns become so widespread, particularly with the current trend of vocal fry, is the feeling of belonging it gives young women. 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. Can you point to the bu**un? Maybe I can strap them to a chair and rake my finger nails down a chalkboard! I commonly hear comferble, tempature, and Febooairy. It seems to me that in the course of the past couple of years stuDENT has become the preferred usage. While it may not be pleasing to US, it may be a more recognizable and standard sound to those who are currently hiring VO talent, or even on-camera talent. Firstly, I would like to say that I quite enjoyed reading your article. Most annoying speech pattern of the decade? So is a completely disingenuous and idiot transfer. Argh!!! UGH!!! I immediately have to fast forward, which defeats the whole purpose of advertising. Together with NPR's Training Team, she created a 10-minute voice coaching video, which offers tips to solve common vocal problems. Sadly, we all need to bite our tongues. Ive seen it theorized elsewhere that it began as an AAVE regional thing, cant remember which region, that just spread. 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. Of course, once he shared them with me,I started hearing them, too. 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