I heard one person this past weekend start literally every response with, Look. But when used in television, radio, or print, I boil uncontrollably. Im reading this because I am driven to distraction now that my husband has started constantly dropping the g from words ending in ing. But it sends up sounding so unintelligent and gutless. Im sorry to say that the age old requirement to communicate accurately both verbally and in writing, and to effectively be your true self while communicating, is rapidly being lost to us all, in favour of these Social Media / Reality TV educated fools who cant be bothered to spell a word properly or fully, or string a coherent sentence together without an emoji! But I have to make one addendum to the use of right? (a word I view as a form of conversational bullying). 3) but think back to TV shows or movies from the 1950s or 1940s, the Trans Atlantic accent and men sounding like radio show hosts. The latest speech fad that I am noticing a lot, here in the UK, in presenters on the radio, interviews, everywhere in fact, with seemingly well educated people, is that they are suddenly starting to drop their Ts in the middle of words-poveree(poverty) clariee(clarity) etc theyre all doing it. 3) Ordering at a restaurant or the like, saying Ill DO the instead of lll order the or Ill have the. I cant decide which I detest more- vocal fry or right. That happened to Mike Cooper, a voice-over artist who recently stumbled upon his voice being used without his knowledge for AI. The ingredients were super fresh and it tasted super amazing!, The car we bought drives super fast! Love thatNo problem. No more of that!!! A long list of complaints I violently agree with. ago Agree, I have shuddered more than once when she consistently uses mildly incorrect grammar. Yeah, Ill second that motion. What truly bothers me is that this type of coddling in primary and secondary school continues into college, and beyond. Its not even super cute. The sad thing is people who should know better obviously dont.murlean. I now hear little girls copying their mums, speaking in vocal fry, and thats sad. i agree, it drives me insane , they sound like 4 year olds. ", He added, "There's a difference between sounding clear and having great journalism behind that sound and creating a sound that is pleasing to every listener in the audience. Nails on a chalkboard to me. Double negatives. I, too, pronounce both r s in February. ta instead of to I can only see things getting worse and I dont know how Ill deal with it. You might think of Terry Gross' velvety timbre. Who started that? It isnt just a curved exclamation point. Its feels good to know others are as annoyed as I. The marketing profession is an enemy to communicationmuch like the buzzspeak in 1984. All the best to you in navigating our wonderful world of words! Stripping is not music. Language is too rich. I must be getting old, I sound like my parents. She has performed guest star roles on NBC's Parks & Recreation and HBO's Veep, working with Amy Poehler and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, respectively. I was about to write a comment concerning the misuse of me and I when I read yours. Of all the irritating speech patterns around these days, vocal fry is, for me, the most intolerable. Oh, and yes, I know I left off many other annoying speech patterns. 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. He has also shortening him and them to em. an unconscious parroting of other pundits? Profeasionally, it comes down to efficiency and economy not to waste talk time with meaningless utterances or distractions. 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. On those rare occasions when I hear an interview with someone who is profoundly lacking all of these five patterns, it is such a breath of fresh air! I was actually googling, trying to find if this type of (annoying!) Yes her voice was tough to take but once you realized what she went through.well fuck. I have tried to adjust. People use Right? as a complete sentence. AND.. hitting the G in words too hard I.E. Its good to know my husband and I arent the only ones who feel this way about how people are speaking lately. I didnt read all the comments, so my apologies if this was already mentioned. But like you, when I find a younger person who is free of the upspeak, glottal fry, lack of oxygen when speaking, or repetitive use of um, like and you know it is always refreshing. 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. Some words are not meant to have all the letters pronounced. She played a pregnant workplace harasser in Coastal Training Technologies' "Drop by Drop," which earned CINE's Special Jury Award. They must be changed Out. Ive NO idea where it came from or why. Quick, before you faint! I find it so distracting that I dont hear what theyre saying anymore, and thats not good. Arent there any metrics showing that people fast forward when they come on? And I say this from a professional point of view. Annoying and completely unnecessary. The T-dropping is especially irritating because it sounds like something a very young kid would do and I HATE when adults talk like toddlers. An improper use is saying that everything that you feel is great, is awesome. Also on the rise Yah, Yah to express approval, agreement, excitement. Ill add the slow sing-songy way people have started to talk. I feel more rested? watch a MOvie, read a BOok, eat a COOkie, Ooops! The one thats driving me crazy is this extra schwa added to the ends of words. Not only I improperly placed but me used at the start of a phrase. There are so many more. I know my rights Im a tax payer!). What is this called? To me, thats like criticising someone who stutters, besides being a tool to stonewall me. This morning in class? And then I had to take the Range Rover in for serviiiiiiiiice, I mean, Im like sooo worn out ( vocal fry). James, I understand that enunciation is a part of the job they do, but to over pronounce a word by adding an extra vowel does not sharpen the words; it dulls the wit. I even heard some say go away-aahh or similar uses. Another one that I see increasingly in many of those under 40, is known as g-dropping. Ira Glass has a speech pattern whereby he voices extremely fast bursts of words, and then leaves a space. For example as heard by a newscaster recently: Kudos. Why not just be brave and make a direct statement without the sort of timidity? Please. How about pandimik (apparently meaning pandemic,) mimber (apparently meaning member,) and oh god, space (apparently derived from safe space). a lot of people I know are using the word ACTUALLY as a filler word. type in this format, it. 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. If they come back to me with any further vocal fry, I just repeat the process until they get the message. 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. OKIE Or adding the wrong vowels to words for instance making the word food sound more like fewd. Are you listening to me? We do a lot of VO recording work with China in particular in teaching English to school children, and are careful to provide proper grammar and usage in that regard. I agree I cannot stand the fact that 90% of the population is now using the work awesome in a context and place that has nothing to do with its actual meaning. Hello; That means some listeners have to adjust to new sounds. While listeners sometimes write to us specifically about a particular voice they don't like, a survey of the emails we receive reveals a pattern. speech pattern had a name, because someone in my house started doing it and they are driving me crazy! Great discussion on these affectations of speech, thank you. I use both in different contexts. OMG! 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. There is no place in the adult, professional world for this nonsense. You paying attention? Many of these language offenses are just figures of speech and situational patois. Like yourself, Im thinking its a trend. Stop talking like that!. Today IS the first day of Spring Whatever you think of, you're not alone: Many listeners have an idea of what an NPR voice should sound like. Sanders wishes listeners would be less reactionary and more open when they hear voices they find unfamiliar or even unpleasant. The one I cant stand is S-backing where they say shhtreet, shhhtrike, dishhhtraction. Every generation has its own trends, and thats natural, but this trend is spreading and sticking. Ive been trying to figure out the speech pattern of an acquaintance its causing me irritation and anxiety. I mean, hello! But even more bothersome is the growing ubiquity of Thank you having me in response to a host or interviewer saying Thank you to a guest at the end of a segment, or even in response to Thank you for joining us at the beginning of their conversation. 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. We drink when we hear Emily Bazelon and her cronies say ta on the Political Gabfest. Receive a detailed quote, custom audition, and the ultimate in voice quality. It sounds so phony . Small talk usually calls for this kind of language unless youre writing a research paper. The spaces are inappropriate and create tension for the listener. Love this article and the comments! Wish the tv stations would actually listen to their employeesfemale reporters are the WORST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FIGURATIVELY no one? YAY you found the bu**un After thank you = no tip from me. But of-ten sets my teeth on edge. Or, as my best friend calls it: the hissed s. For example, the word is news, not noose. This was. Society doesnt need to do anything. not pronounce the actual vowel, but rather make it the aaaaah sound. She summarized her findings to Gross this way: "Those of us who are bothered by some of these features are probably just getting old.". Okayone more and Im done. My current most annoying list includes some new & old (along with my initial yeah, no): 1) Vocalfry, can actually hurt voice. 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. The Kardashions, though not typical, offer a great example of many of these trending patterns. Yet literally all of my female colleagues get constant criticism for how they speak or sound. It sounds like a popular catch phrase sports people use to show they are a sport person who know what they are talking about. Is this really a new trend? Can you tell us about the car accident you witnessed today? But yes now every venture capitalist, techie and aspiring TED talker has a pseudo-self-effacing way of speaking using right and sort ofsoooooo annoying! I am forever hearing me and my friends instead of my friends and I. You guys seems to be winning in the USA, so if it bothers you, Im afraid youre out of luck. You two have made so many excellent points! A reporter asks a politician something like, Do you support the bill before congress that blah, blah blah [whatever the details]. Good to know I am not the only person being annoyed by the way women robot-speak to the latest trend. I think it is annoying when people answer a question with, Yes, no It seems trendy with Britsh speakers. She regularly records commercial voice overs for radio and tv as well as infomercial voice overs and direct response marketing for children's toys, health, fitness and beauty products. I watch a lot of YouTube news videos and even a simple yes/no question is nearly always answered by starting with So, I mean.. 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. 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. Ayesha Rascoe is involved in most of the National Public Radio programs. "They can feel more comfortable, confident and relaxed, because they feel like they have command of this instrument and their performance," said Hansen. Ive recently heard this from an organic drink company: However you healthy., Another, from a vitamin supplement company: Want to brain better?. I growl at every inflected, high rising, ramble sometimes eliciting concerned looks from family members. It makes me terribly sad. My personal least favorite is Bill Littlefield (Only a Game) for some reason I can't explain. So, what weve found in our research is that people tend to add this word as a way to sound informal yet still be an expert.. I am a voice artist as well and I make SURE there is no creaks in my work! I enjoyed reading them and replying as well. But if there was a single origin, the West Coast USA seems more likely to me considering the larger population and the amount of film and TV produced there thats consumed internationally. Feel free to share in the comments! I really enjoy everyones comments and insights! Then I grabbed a coffeeeee. Its one of my many pet peeves in newscaster-speak, and I hear this one all the time especially from Rachel Martin on NPR. Or, should I say, I have tried to adjust? It is not possible. Scott Detrow, a politics reporter, is a white man. This post & comments are fun because though annoying is a subjective quality, some of these patterns & phrasing are widely undesirable. Such as: NO-aahh!, STOP-aahh! I hope that is not the case. You forgot the most annoying example of all: that of swallowing the t Im the middle of a word, together with a glottal stop. Youre totally right. No more changing anything. Its on Noom commercials, too. Weird or unique ways of speaking are one way to get noticed. I hope that there will be some attention paid to restoring some respect for our language in generations to come. Ive even come close to writing to NPR about their guests propensity to start sentences with so. Another one Ive heard lately is everything going on these days. Why use a euphemism in place of the pandemic? I am also hearing stated instead of simply said, and dont get me started on the misuse of myself. Thank you for validating my observations! I put my own example of me saying it in this Youtube link: Hey, buddy if you dont stop telling me to look, Ill just have to decline to listen. As a public school teacher here in Florida for almost 40 years, Ive noticed the precipitous decline in our educational standards for years now. If I had my way all of the above media types would be banned outright at home, in school and in the workplace, as all of it makes me want to puke. As a naturalized American citizen I am paying attention to my execution of sentences and the intonation. They are typically found in unscripted, more extemporaneous speech. It wasnt just that the election campaign this year was ugly, right? 'Planet money,' 'This American Life,' 'Radiolab,' 'Startup' Why? Yes, I have an accent, but I use proper English as my model to imitate. (Or should be). Yes, Pattie Parker!! Criticizing someone's voice often seems to be a criticism of their identity. There are many more I could come up with, but tedious at the moment. Maybe it is that when I hear those tones I think Im about to be bitten. I have also noticed when people use a hard g instead of a soft or silent g in many words. Food more and more often is being pronounce feud. If reporters find that their voices are "tired," reducing vocal fry might be one way to help. Re-reading your article I see your use of annoying phrases was intentional and very effective. Ayesha Rascoe is an American journalist for NPR famous for her accent and distinctive voice for news delivery. https://t.co/7p2fxbZTAN. If you really sit down and read every word its a fascinating phenomenon. I wonder if they realize they are doing this? "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. For me, the whole So thing is one of these pet peeves that makes me want to smash whatever device Im hearing the word played upon. Yes, vocal fry has become almost a standard version of vocalization in our current era. Would you please counsel ME on it? Uggh! 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. I dont have any neck pain? Hes a sinGer making singer rhyme with finger. Didnt sonds like Di-int, Couldnt sounds like Cou-int. AAHHH!!! Sorry about that, but its the only way to bring awareness to this type of conversational disease in hopes that it can be eradicated very soon. I guess it works when communication is between persons with a combined vocabulary of less than 100 words, but for everyone else its extremely annoying. I think theres a time and place, but certainly the workplace is not the place. 2. I want to post it on Facebook. Manhattan is apparently now Manhadden. But, these trends are needed- If they didnt happen we would still be saying things like Where Art Thou?. Cant find a term for my 2nd pet peeve listing options with an affected inflection for each as in . Sort of and right came right out of Britain. She helps people who find they sound monotone, sing-songy or low-energy. I tried to ignore it, but as its about an hour show, ten minutes in, he says this word numerous times. It is not good representation of the general population; especially the show where it is only women who have the speech impediments. Lets take a selfie of you and I. (And yes, she also hears a lot of feedback on her own voice.). We have come so far with representing what a diverse world we are in the media. Thats my new pet peeve and I wish I knew a way to counsel him on it! Im British and cant say Ive ever heard anyone say Yes, no to answer a question, so Im pretty sure its not trendy amongst British speakers. A study in 2014 found that although vocal fry, whether used by men or . 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.) Maybe we could call it Blah-de-Blah Speak. Using it as a string of bullet points makes the writer sound illiterate. Paige, No, thanks. I see it in newscasts all the time being used by educated people. OMG! So, like, gag me with a spoon, you know? Trying to describe some of these patterns is difficult, so examples would be very helpful! 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. Out of protest, I might start writing the word out as ta, since that is how people are pronouncing the word. The vocal twerk I hear in men (mostly) is Listenfeels like a subtle form of bullying. I agree with your comments whole-heartedly, and also wish that more attention be paid in the school environment to identifying and correcting inappropriate speech and speech patterns. Theres a woman at my healthcare providers office who uses upspeak constantly. I consider language a beautiful sign of class, education and the desire to make everybody involved in a conversation comfortable. NPR is moving announcer Sabrina Farhi out of her "primary" role reading its sponsorship credits, according to an email to member stations. I first heard this on a home decorating tv show. ", In the ensuing #PubRadioVoice conversation, now-host of Weekend Edition Sunday Lulu Garcia-Navarro tweeted about a similar experience. Monkey hear, Monkey say! Im happy to continue commenting as required, as Ive plenty more to say on the subject! He would call us out too. Please make it stop. Budden for BUTTON bugs the hell out of me. While for many VO artists, like you and me, we strive to have a more refined and adjusted voice, that is more pleasing to the ear, I do find that in general media such as TV, film and especially commercials, the prevalence of this is a reflection of the prevalence found in the general population. And look, weyak, yak, yak.. I think its rather sad. The internet search yields accusations of objections to this speech as further proof of bias against women. SO NECESSARY! I think one that bothers me the most (and one worth further discussing) is the ever common not quite lisp that Ive noticed a lot in the media, especially when watching news anchors/reporters (as it is their job to clearly convey the report). If it is so obvious, why is it news? Sadly, we all need to bite our tongues. It reminds me of the French who often tack on a oui or non at the end of a sentence, non? One will usually do the trick! 4) adding definately before every verb It is so rehearsed and not natural. Literally?! She said she wants to give reporters more control of their voices to increase their storytelling options. Much of what else is mentioned here Ive not heard or not noticed. Its like special effects in cinema: theyre not special anymore if a movie is 90% special effects. The sound of 2020 America is a chirpy vocal fry. Also, the millennial kid who is fd in the head trying to sound so sophisticated, like he is an expert at everything and demeaning to everyone. Sam Sanders, host of NPR's It's Been A Minute, records a segment at NPR West on September 24, 2018. I hear this a lot in conversation these days too. I mean, they really drew it out. We cant ignore our own speech patterns if were going to engage in this sort of discussion. 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. and I was totally unprepared for it? Its like they are trying to sound like babies so they are less threatening. Also da for the has been trending. (Thuh ocean, thuh actor). The kids immediately say, I cant read cursive. No. Yet its undocumented. OMG! and our Then I went to the gyyyyyym. Of course, that is a feeling that non-white, non-male, non-midwesterners have felt for most of the history of broadcasting. Very. I dont think most people realize how annoying it is, especially when it becomes a pattern of speech, which it often does. Last week, Slate Lexicon Valley podcaster (and NPR On the Media host) Bob Garfield lamented a frightening tic invading American speech. I agree with all the comments. Shes also picked up on all the popular, irritating ways of speaking. I also dislike the replacement of youre welcome with no problem when told thank you. When I purchase something from an employee, or tell someone thank you, Im not needing assurance that Im not a problem. Hansen co-founded Lean & Hungry Theater, which creates audio adaptations of Shakespeare and other classics. 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. Im like my husband uses it for every single thing. It is not just annoying, it sounds absolutely ridiculous. It may have been the one I just quoted. Unfortunately its very prevalent down here in Australia. These five speech patterns have become rampant in interviews. I guess my question is: is this a recognised speech defect? ^ That, I hear all the time (Southern California). 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. "We ought to be able to hear all of that in the voices that the audience is hearing, whether that voice is the voice of somebody in a community somewhere in the middle of the country or that voice is the voice of a host or reporter for NPR. Ask them when then the change in intonation and the rhythm, and theyll tell you they dont know. What I notice is the use of Well, before almost every response by news panelists. Its just annoying affectation and you KNOW they know better but they think it is adding something. 2001 - 2023 Debbie Grattan Voiceover Talent | Site Map | Privacy Policy. In addition, the effective and efficient usage of the words effective and efficient is an effective and efficient means of increasing effective and efficient effectiveness and efficiency. Its not clear if upspeak/high rising terminal intonation started in Australia (or even New Zealand), or on the West Coast of the USA. 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. Seems to be a constant request for recognitionas if we somehow cant stop to ask if we dont understand something. Yes!! I'm happy to have a variety of voices on NPR, but they shouldn't include those that are annoyingly shrill or are using incorrect grammar. 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. Allison Shelley/NPR Very annoying habit for a smart lady!! To those of you who are staying up to date with these comments and following this thread, we just posted a compilation video in this blog. Listening to our local news reporters causes so much stress! These are commentators, announcers, and reporters!! Along with that and many other things mentioned here ive also noticed use of the wrong vowel sounds. I had never noticed the yeah yeah yeah but within ten minutes I heard it on tv. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notification of new posts by email. 3) saying een for ingas in goeen or stayeen for going or coming Im wondering if there is a name for a pattern Im noticing when people start listing bullet point details. I have heard meara and arrow instead of error. There's still debate in the medical community about whether vocal fry harms the vocal folds, but Hansen said it can stress them. Duffin said voice critiques don't bother her personally but that she worries they limit who feels welcome on the air. Just as NPR's reporting can expose listeners to new ideas, listening to national radio is an opportunity to hear voices from many backgrounds. You can read opened up by the person being interviewed by a magazine or newspaper and it makes me cringe. Ive get so annoyed when people do that!! Im not ashamed to say that I have on frequent occasion shown these dim-witted types the door of my office immediately (usually upon hearing any hint of vocal fry, thats enough to do it), telling them to email me their query, which I then promptly delete without reading, and send them an auto-reply to that effect. at the start of your answer to each question I asked, and also your 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. But, over the past few years students have become increasingly reproachful as if I am purposefully attacking their generation. Thankfully, people have stopped using in terms of before every statement! 5) substituting Im here like or Hes here like for I said or he said. I get far more hung up on language misuse, though. 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 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.. 'Voice' Author Explores Accents, Language And What Makes A Tone Sexy writer John Colapinto says the development of vocal structures may have been the key to humans' becoming the dominant species. 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