I see it in the office at work and from my 16 yr old Daughter. Or, when listening to a reporter or expert contributor on radio or television. 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? 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.. Now I can add that to my list. 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. very prevalent among high school kids and their teachers. Hansen coaches voice for NPR, corporate groups, professional theater companies, podcast hosts, journalists, and private clients nationwide. Youre not crotchety. Im curious if this is a West Coast thing with the under 40 set. 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. I mean, how did people even get through the day before the internet was invented! Didnt sonds like Di-int, Couldnt sounds like Cou-int. You might hear the rich baritone of Bob Edwards. Likely popularized by Michelle Obama and Oprah. You know This phrase is increasingly being usedat the beginning of the sentence as a lead-in. Ultimately, I realized that it is deeply right to have many different voices reporting on the powerful.". Its done a lot in the German language, too (which makes sense, if you think about it). I do not want to hear anyone speaking with mosquito tones. Listening to our local news reporters causes so much stress! Not sure what thats called, maybe we should invent a name for it . She wrote how, "Sitting in host chair for first time I channeled white voice from Midwest and lost my own. I had to go to the stoooore, pick up the dry cleaniiiiiing, get some grocerrrrrriiiies, walk the doooooooog. etc. One will usually do the trick! 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. 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. Can you tell us about the car accident you witnessed today? For example: I cant decide which I detest more- vocal fry or right. Im going out on a limb and saying they use it because it is something definitive in their conversation. terrible annoying. After thank you = no tip from me. its there, though much less pronounced (sic.). Fast forward to 2020 and, although I love shows about animals like the various zoo reality shows on Animal Planet, I cannot watch the one based out of Australia. Sad, but true. Makes me understand why people sometimes get slapped! Dropping the T is not a girl thing, at least not in the American South. Ayesha Rascoe is involved in most of the National Public Radio programs. Seems to be a constant request for recognitionas if we somehow cant stop to ask if we dont understand something. Can you comment on a growing trend of, what one person termed, manufactured precision diction? So is a completely disingenuous and idiot transfer. Sh to begin start and such, is New York City and environs, similar to yuge. This post & comments are fun because though annoying is a subjective quality, some of these patterns & phrasing are widely undesirable. Fabulous opinions everybody: a terrific discussion! I thought I was the only person annoyed by these patterns. She summarized her findings to Gross this way: "Those of us who are bothered by some of these features are probably just getting old.". It seems all females under age 35 speak this way. Some of it likely occurs between people very familiar with each other. This may be better: Its pervasive with men and women. Thank you for a great opportunity to express & learn. -aahh to extend words. Really? News Media and Teachers are mispronouncing this word. Omitting ts from wordsthe one word that brought it to my attention was moun or as we like to refer to it as mountain. Hmm How about overuse of exclamation points? I am a bit more forgiving if English isnt your first language but otherwise its incredibly annoying. How did this start? Ask them when then the change in intonation and the rhythm, and theyll tell you they dont know. He would call us out too. as f*ck immediately comes to mind, stupid-sounding phrases like SO MUCH YES! I believe they are taught this mode of delivering content. We dont really distinguish the middle short e and middle short I in speech. Her words hold me hostage. And when reporters and hosts deviate from that supposed standard, our office hears about it. I suppose since the rulers of NPR have daughters who all speak like this. The vast majority of voice complaints that come into our office concern women and reporters of color. Or I mean, Im not lyin when I say Garage soft zzz, not hard J at end. Sam Sanders, host of NPR's It's Been A Minute, records a segment at NPR West on September 24, 2018. Manhattan is apparently now Manhadden. 3) HGTV shows are the worst for this offensive language. I called it creaking. 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. We drink when we hear Emily Bazelon and her cronies say ta on the Political Gabfest. The staccato, fry voices makes me hit the mute button. Yet literally all of my female colleagues get constant criticism for how they speak or sound. One from Texas wrote: "Not all Americans sound like White American politicians and I wish that could be reflected on your airwaves.". Consider Bertie Wooster in the Wodehouse Jeeves stories. Back in the day you would be fired for delivering news that way. And listeners have seriously strong feelings about this stuff. Even interviews with people youd think would be trained to avoid patterns like these are using them. She likened speaking into a microphone to a "performance that should be as authentic as possible.". Drop the phrases now and you can think of it as an easy,inexpensive way to outshine 85 percent of your competitors in that next job interview. Where Youre welcome implies that you went out of your way and accept their thanks as your praise. And their voices reflect indelible features of their backgrounds where they're from and the voices they grew up with. The vocal twerk I hear in men (mostly) is Listenfeels like a subtle form of bullying. Him: Im like did you see that? It really became a battle of negative personalities in a race to the bottom of common decency.. I simply changed the channel on my tv. Great discussion on these affectations of speech, thank you. All of this is annoying- up talk, vocal fry, So. As a naturalized American citizen I am paying attention to my execution of sentences and the intonation. 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. Moving forward, going forward, I turn off the radio. Now that youve become painfully aware of my top five annoying speech patterns, please share your ownspeech pattern pet peeves. The one Ive noticed the most lately is the one mentioned by Mary N. And of course the extremely annoying vocal fry. Charlotte, dropping the g has been around since I was a young teen, in the early 70s. Thanks for your views on the topic of whether or not the voice of Barbaro . Who started this Have a good one! trend anyway? Often theyll be a so tacked on to the start. Monkey hear, Monkey say! Im not an imbecile who is unable to follow a connected train if thought! Most of us know the way we speak may change depending what social situation were in. Sadly, I dont think these trend will die out. Speech patterns seem to trend quite quickly. It is irritating. My current favorite is folks who add the word literally to every statement. used instead of OK 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. Dont do that-ah! Its so annoying-gah!. Worchestershire sauce anyone? I respectfully disagree. Why diminish that by lowering our standards for education and employment? Ah. It sounds weird and affected. But, these trends are needed- If they didnt happen we would still be saying things like Where Art Thou?. Thats the main reason why most adults eventually decide its in their best interests to lose the bad habits. She has been a proud member of the Screen Actors Guild since 2005. This is a difference due to where one was raised to speak. 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. For example youre not just happy to be here today youre SUPER happy. Its super annoying. Corollary: being excited about even the most routine, long-anticipated events, such as the press release I saw last week about a new software upgrade that the developer was super excited to announce. That was actually in the written press release. In Australia we get really annoyed with well spoken presenters on TV pronouncing t as d, eg very impordant and cute kidden. Were they all forced to attend the same course and drilled in this method before earning their hosting gigs? I want to shout at them all and saystop being sheep all of you, keep your individuality, its much more interesting, and real. Why, just why? Its a virus spreading. Unfortunately the word, the shouting and the angry demeanor are now used by many standup comedians in place of jokes. I am a voice artist as well and I make SURE there is no creaks in my work! Today IS the first day of Spring Uptalk or up speak are newer terms for ARI or Australian Rising Inflection which I am told is where it began. After Sanders and his panelists discussed a mysterious case of American diplomats in Cuba suffering from a possibly psychosomatic illness, listeners wrote that his tone had been too light-hearted for a serious subject. I cant keep track of the number of very interesting podcasts with important messages that Ive had to turn off because of the horrible vocal fryyyyyyyy. Its definitely annoying! speech pattern had a name, because someone in my house started doing it and they are driving me crazy! Our and Hour is pronounced and sounds the same. You can read opened up by the person being interviewed by a magazine or newspaper and it makes me cringe. at the start of your answer to each question I asked, and also your I dont buy the argument that this is an empowering trend for women. 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. ish instead of pronouncing it as iz. I get all excited about what Im telling, when he suddenly blurts out, Finish a sentence! I am confounded; I get angry; I reiterate, for the umpteenth time, I cant help it! Along with that and many other things mentioned here ive also noticed use of the wrong vowel sounds. I just do not understand why voice overs must be so impersonal and what the show producer clearly sees as professional or some kind of the standard tone. Great use of the word literally there, Amber. There are so many more. However preservation of correct grammar, and beauty of the English language is important to me and I refuse to adapt botching of the language. I growl at every inflected, high rising, ramble sometimes eliciting concerned looks from family members. Soft, gentle words rising to hard, forceful preaching, followed by applause and cheering! If they come back to me with any further vocal fry, I just repeat the process until they get the message. Small talk usually calls for this kind of language unless youre writing a research paper. I hear it all the time paint-inG almost sounding like guh at the end of the syllable. This is a great discussion! Any insight into where the hard G at the end of -ing is coming from? That one really gets me. I am now annoyed by the nasal and elongated pronunciation of me, voiced by women. Like any job, radio journalism requires training. 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. Its bad enough to hear it in speech but I recently received an email that began with these words. Women who speak this way remind me of the ghosts in the movie, The Grudge.. Help. Shes in her mid-50s and old enough to know better. I've said this before, I'll say it again. 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. As in, those are quite some radishes you have there. It seems to be quite common as I hear quite some people using it. Love this article and the comments! Drives me nuts! Person 1: What is your viewpoint on the plight of South African farmers? FIGURATIVELY no one? Its mostly young females, but some young dudes do it as well. Ive heard this a lot in the mid-Atlantic states, but lately its infested patterns of speech throughout the United Stateshow about Canada? I couldnt continue to watch. Is it a geographical thing? Also da for the has been trending. Feel free to share in the comments! Uptalk, a subset of valspeak, is the habit of producing a rising inflection as if youre asking a question even when youre not? Perhaps Im better not to. 2% comes from Federal grants from the commerce department otherwise there is no direct federal funding. (Thuh ocean, thuh actor). I think this is an absurd accusation. She dragged out the word and pitched it higher. It has become so prevalent that someone has to be telling them that this is the proper way to speak and I would like to know who it is. Mark, your comments are very well spoken, and I also consider language and ones command and understanding of it to be a sign of class and proper education. In addition, Ayesha is really the smartest and most inspiring reporter in Washington D.C. and speaks with an African-American Vernacular English accent while reporting. p.s. You guys seems to be winning in the USA, so if it bothers you, Im afraid youre out of luck. "It has expanded my own understanding of the world and the people you have brought on board are excellent," he wrote. If I am in another room from the TV and a female news anchor is speaking, it seems all I can hear are explosive ah and eh sounds. Britain? I first noticed it when Joanna Gains talked and now I notice it everywhere. Now, once in a while I see the dramatic purpose of such a structure, but every dang time, every single dialogue. Thanks for your comment! My gripe is mainly with broadcasting media, films, books, articles, any sort of communication authority, that has embraced these habits. They have this childish high pitched baby voice and its like stabbing my ears with bamboo skewers. And I give a slight nod to the d in Wednesday. And who started everything being super??? So many things about schooling have been grating AND concerning me for quite a while! Im a Southerner but I absolutely hate it. Jessica Hansen is the voice of NPR's funding credits, and serves as an in-house voice coach for NPR. So I do speak to them about that, how important it is to at least be able to READ it, but it really goes nowhere from there. Hello; I even heard some say go away-aahh or similar uses. Filet Mignon: Min-yoh, not min-yawn. whether your repeated use of the term space is conscious, or simply None of these up-and-coming phrases ever appear in scripts that I read for actual voice-over jobs or auditions. I also cannot stand everyone using the word Amazing to describe everything that is good. NOW, I substitute. They dont even allow their white announcers in Texas to sound like theyre from Texas! Even if the people indulging in these patterns have an incredibly high IQ, the patterns work against them by making them: Despite all the detriments of allowingthose patterns to unconsciously creep into your own conversational lexicon, people are falling prey at rapid rates. document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Debbie Grattan is a top-rated professional female voice over talent with more than 25 years of experience delivering voice over services worldwide. So should only be used at the beginning of a sentence when you are either asking a new question or starting a whole new topic of conversation. Thank you for your comment! For example someone says I went to the store, then the gas station, and then got something to eat. Dont run into nobody! (a parent to a child) 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. Yes, I understand that my fixated attention on these patterns is what is causing me to be distracted. Such as certain ,they no longer pronounce the t. He transcribed what she had said, changed the text color of "a few errors" to red, and suggested his own improvements in green brackets. 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. The 10th Ammendment says differently. Like many here, I listen to a good deal of NPR-ish broadcasts and podcasts. Alternatively, or also, it could be an attempt to inject artificial emphasis to Every.Single.Word. For example, Im from the southeastern USA. Does that mean that Aussies and New Zealanders are not sure of themselves? 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. No. It is difficult to give an example because this is a pitch pattern not just certain words. Hansen strives to make quality performance accessible to everyone, whether as a performer, creator, strategic leader, or coach. National faves: Jack Speer, Megna Chakhrabarti, Terry Gross National do-not-calls: Kai Ryssdal, Charlie Pierce sunnymentoaddict 6 yr. ago Over the past few decades we have grown more to accept/tolerate each others personal shortcomings in professional places. I also cant stand when people repeatedly mispronounce words. One study found that young women with vocal fry were perceived as less competent and trustworthy. I even contacted a renowned acting school. And, like uptalk, it seems to be used predominantly by female speakers. Where did it come from and what were they thinking? Please. Also, old hardly known by an average individual, words, which are being now widely used. It was the most annoying thing I had ever heard. Good to know I am not the only person being annoyed by the way women robot-speak to the latest trend. Ive get so annoyed when people do that!! Jackie Fortir is a healthcare reporter for StateImpact Oklahoma and part of the NPR-Kaiser Health News partnership. Its easy to overlook poor speech when an attractive face is delivering the information. 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. 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. One thing journalists I spoke to said: They're real people and they'd like to sound real too. You know what I mean? For example, I have to walk my doggggg, pick up the kidddds, and go grocery shoppinnnng. Its bazaar. I wonder how many of these patterns we can blame on Keeping Up with the Kardashians and other shows of that ilk. Yeah, naa, yeah is, similar to the Yeah, nowait, what?. Literally?! Ive NO idea where it came from or why. Thanks for reading and commenting with such a detailed response, Adrianne. The overuse of superlative adjectives. And the horrible grammar: Her and I. I have a small business and refuse to hire anyone who speaks like anyone described in the article or these annoying ways of speaking. 3. These are commentators, announcers, and reporters!! EXAMPLE: I got a call back from this employer offering me the job. Its as if speakers dont care whether their grammar is correct. Unfortunately these offensive speech trends have been happening for many decades. 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