But among friends all the time. She suddenly realizes she slipped into AAVE for a few words because we were speaking casually. Permeating WiFi, etc.? There are so many of these annoying speech patterns and they are contagious. I also blame Britney Spears. As far as voice sounds, I do hear vocal fry on occasion and I notice men do it as well as women but women are more often chastised for it. Those filler words of such concern to some listeners are especially likely to slip in on live radio, when there is no opportunity to edit out mistakes or other problems. Simply put, the standards for on-air positions were much higher when I entered the workforce: speaking well was imperative, but not nearly as important as having television looks. context or discernible link to the discussion. I realize its really too early to be voting for Most Annoying for 2021, but this ones definitely been frosting my butt. Can you comment on a growing trend of, what one person termed, manufactured precision diction? 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 agree with many of the annoying speech discussed here. A question mark has a specific purpose in the English language. Wu-ut? Quickly. She summarized her findings to Gross this way: "Those of us who are bothered by some of these features are probably just getting old.". the way I was taught to as a very young child. 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. . Thanks for reading and commenting with such a detailed response, Adrianne. I know which zoo program youre referring to and I cant watch it either. My fifteen year old son frequently accuses me of picking on him for the way he speaks/writes. I have been trying to figure out why so so many people in TV commercials speak with a lisp. Hello Baz, and thank you so much for being so detailed in your descriptions of your total annoyance with these speech trends. I hope that there will be some attention paid to restoring some respect for our language in generations to come. As a public school teacher here in Florida for almost 40 years, Ive noticed the precipitous decline in our educational standards for years now. NPR is moving announcer Sabrina Farhi out of her "primary" role reading its sponsorship credits, according to an email to member stations. The spaces are inappropriate and create tension for the listener. I m hearing the phrases theres no doubt about it and theres no question about it and the variations: no doubt about it, no doubt, no question about it, and no question. Society doesnt need to do anything. It is always annoying, but sometimes makes the report(s) unlistenable. Literally?! 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. No one says sof-ten or lis-ten or plumb-er. It is not as if we do not live above the ground. Required fields are marked *. Perhaps its an attempt to prevent them from rushing their sentences. Great use of the word literally there, Amber. I call it excessive schwa-ing. Debbie also provides phone-related voice over services including phone prompts, messages-on-hold and outbound phone marketing for companies in the United States and Canada. Pronouncing str like shtr as in shtrong shtrange. 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. First, they sound like they are pedaling up a hill. I have noticed a new one in speech and texts with 30 yr and younger females I notice the upspeak and vocal is prevalent mostly among young white females than anything else..but the valspeak..that is pretty universal..especially I find people my age use it as mostly fillers vs pauses when they are gathering their thoughts with like so ya know..I got 5 siblings w an equal balance of male and females and my parents growing up were drove up the wall by our over use of like. "It's so quintessential to his delivery." 5) substituting Im here like or Hes here like for I said or he said. Hello; Its done a lot in the German language, too (which makes sense, if you think about it). These kids are expected to go out in the real world and magically transform into people they were once never expected to be. I immediately have to fast forward, which defeats the whole purpose of advertising. Jessica Hansen has one of the most annoying deliveries I can ever recall hearing from an announcernot only on NPR, but in the world of broadcasting. I hope youll be disturbed too. The most common is right? when used at the end of a sentence. 2) Adding Sh sound to words starting with ST, as mentioned in earlier comment. This is exactly what Im looking for the name of The inflected list is the most common/overused pattern of speech. I have to bite my tongue and let off steam when I hear Australians speak. Ive been listening to a lot of podcasts lately and obviously, most of them have commercials. Do they know how ridiculous they appear???? watch a MOvie, read a BOok, eat a COOkie, Ooops! 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. Was the Mike Lindell one, Thats why I curated MyPillow? They rise the inflection of the words at the end of every sentence. Grunting is not music. The 10th Ammendment says differently. I was about to write a comment concerning the misuse of me and I when I read yours. Jackie Fortir is a healthcare reporter for StateImpact Oklahoma and part of the NPR-Kaiser Health News partnership. Ummm also people who ummm say ummmm uncontrollably as well as the yeah, no phrase that is everywhere. Radio wouldn't have the same energy or be able to cover breaking news if every second was scripted. Theres no k sound in the word, yet many people want to pronounce it as though there is. The one that really gets to me, (in addition to all the ones already mentioned), is the starting of a sentence with Wait, what? Its come to the point that Im grateful when a guest says Youre welcome at the end. ! Fry here and there. Bull***t. Its just people being influenced by media influencers (Kardashians) and then copying each other to fit in. THAT is annoying. She also created and hosted two seasons of Lean & Hungry's award-winning podcast. Recently, I went onto YouTube to look for videos of the late actress Conchata Ferrell, and I found an interview with her and co-star Holland Taylor. Manhattan is apparently now Manhadden. Stripping is not music. Thanks for your comment and video. For some people, its their dominant speech pattern and they seemingly cant escape it. I have taught communication for three decades and address all of these practices with success in helping my young adult students understand how to code switch between casual and more business contexts. 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. It really annoys me when people are speaking in clear English and then when its time foe them to refer to a foreign culture such as Latinos they cant just say Latinos like we do in English but they have to HEAVILY saturate their pronunciation so they can prove that they are almost (or actually) bilingual. https://t.co/7p2fxbZTAN. I long to hear a host say Youre welcome in response. These hip speech patterns are used by women in, I would say 90% of the conversations Im involved with or hearing out in public. and our Thanks for acknowledging this- I dont feel so insane anymore. He would call us out too. I wonder if anyone was listing to the message and if the listeners are able to verify the accuracy or validity of the content. Even politics reporter Detrow, who doesn't hear from listeners about his voice, said he evaluates his own interviews. Well, if you look at the data, youll kind of notice that theres a trend that sort of jumps out at you.. Our and Hour is pronounced and sounds the same. Very annoying habit for a smart lady!! the kind of and sort of virus has been making the rounds of cable news hosts and pundits, and its literally driving me crazy, you know what i mean? Tomorrow WILL be a hot day or Fly them in and leave them in the outback. I hear it all of the time especially as I live in a very affluent, lily white area. If it tickles, don't back off, you're doing it right! (Thats okay, Verla. However preservation of correct grammar, and beauty of the English language is important to me and I refuse to adapt botching of the language. It sounds like a popular catch phrase sports people use to show they are a sport person who know what they are talking about. how about people who fitty dollars instead of fifty? People who say: 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. !, as well as misusing words like adulting. OMG! Finally, it is a bid to keep the floor. Brits will say Sorrey, and Americans will say sorry. I feel compelled to add an educational commentary on the definition of music when out in public. This may be better: I refuse point blank to allow anyone to communicate with me other than within the acceptable parameters of good spoken and written English i.e. And, while you're at it, also check out Amanda Hess' take on the vocal-fry debateaka Why Old Men Find Young Women's Voices So Annoyinghere. Vocal fry refers to a low, glottal, animal-like sound that speech pathologists consider a vocal disorder. We receive a regular stream of complaints about how reporters and hosts talk on air. Even in filipino words like palapag theyll say palapag-gah'the gah sounds like when you pronounce the letter G. They do this do the last letter of the last word of the their sentence. I mean, how did people even get through the day before the internet was invented! OH YES! 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. And the speech pattern that led me to your page is the one Ive observed in the voice overs on virtually all home improvement shows. 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. The inflection pattern the hosts use in every sentence of every voice over is exactly the same. I understand some countries use to instead of from, and I dont know if thats longstanding or new. I didnt read all the comments, so my apologies if this was already mentioned. NPR must be making a conscious decision to allow all of this. Please shut up!!! But we especially hear about the tone and timbre of reporters' voices. OMG! I consider language a beautiful sign of class, education and the desire to make everybody involved in a conversation comfortable. If someone speaks in numbered bullet points, such as, Firstly_____, and second then they wish to sound more educated than they are. I tried to ignore it, but as its about an hour show, ten minutes in, he says this word numerous times. Unfortunately most people dont even notice they have been infected, or they simply dont care, leaving people like me to go crazy. Moving forward, going forward, I turn off the radio. Fabulous opinions everybody: a terrific discussion! 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.. 2001 - 2023 Debbie Grattan Voiceover Talent | Site Map | Privacy Policy. Heres one that you didnt feature maybe it doesnt count but its wrong and its annoying. It's not just one part of America or one slice of America," he said. It seems to me it takes more effort to speak a word without its T sound in the middle than to speak the word properly! The marketing profession is an enemy to communicationmuch like the buzzspeak in 1984. OMG! Its not a conscious thing. Trying to describe some of these patterns is difficult, so examples would be very helpful! Yes, I understand that my fixated attention on these patterns is what is causing me to be distracted. Its kinda crazy, right? A long list of complaints I violently agree with. Im not in it with any Cornholio who believes the Bill of Rights was ammended such that no government edict can mandate the wearing of masks or otherwise intrude on their bottom-shelf 40 brains belief of their right to cough and sneeze on me. Real News (Host): When do you think we can fully re-open schools, 5 days/week? I dont know nothing about that. 3) saying een for ingas in goeen or stayeen for going or coming If we could get the Australians to leave home we could return the island to its original (European) use. Like yourself, Im thinking its a trend. Hansen co-founded Lean & Hungry Theater, which creates audio adaptations of Shakespeare and other classics. I dont watch the show often, but find the interaction interesting & noticed the speech differences early on. Hansen strives to make quality performance accessible to everyone, whether as a performer, creator, strategic leader, or coach. My goodness, there are annoying speech patterns in every language, and by sex. We lost thou as its use changed to refer to social subordinates long story short, we ended up with you for both the second-person singular and second-person plural pronouns. It sounds weird and affected. Someone has to take responsibility for the slaughter of the Queens English. A few other exercises for keeping voice forward are: Humming. Such as certain ,they no longer pronounce the t. Some of it likely occurs between people very familiar with each other. Grown men purposely deforming their mouth to speak like a FREAK! Whatever you think of, you're not alone: Many listeners have an idea of what an NPR voice should sound like. Why should we voice the t in often? Oh, and yes, I know I left off many other annoying speech patterns. AMEN. I find it close to impossible to think that these sounds are solely mimicry. (Smirk. It is hard to describe but Ive narrowed it down to when a woman has to tell a story or recount something that has a list of things in it. Over his 10 years at NPR, he said he has grown emotionally to trust that his voice is enough. its there, though much less pronounced (sic.). This Americanism was adopted by upper-crust young Englishmen in the 1920s who imagined it made them sound cosmopolitan. or I I I I I I dragged out and finished with uh.. "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. This is such a great article, thank you for pointing out all the stupid add-ins people use that are so annoying to me. This had to have started with someonemaybe a Kardashian? She played a pregnant workplace harasser in Coastal Training Technologies' "Drop by Drop," which earned CINE's Special Jury Award. I love this discussion! Stop talking like that!. And, forward, in all forms unless someone is moving or driving an object ahead of them. 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. upspeak, vocal fry, constant buzzwords, overworked filler phrases, etc. Then in addition to vocal fry they have to insert the word super at least once into each sentence. Great discussion! Also, using lol in a sentence is not only idiotic, and outdated, but it makes the commenter appear mentally retarded. The sht thing I noticed way before Michelle Obama, which is sad because she is otherwise very well spoken. The latter pronunciations of each drive me nuts. 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. Is this the new trend? I cant stand to hear it, like nails on a chalkboard young ladies, please correct yourselves!!! OMG! Unfortunately the word, the shouting and the angry demeanor are now used by many standup comedians in place of jokes. Very. And whats with the puzzling trend of using a string of question marks for emphasis? LITERALLY no one? I first heard this on a home decorating tv show. No. Adding an additional, unnecessary syllable to certain words for emphasis: no becomes no-ah and hello turns into hello-ah.. as though the speaker just had to get rid of that extra bit of air, and vocalize it. 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! Moaning is not music. Thank goodness I stopped listening to American mainstream news with all their Aussie employees. YESSSS!,,,,,, the staccato speech is driving me away from tv. 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. 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. For me, its the high-pitched, pinched, nasal voice that sounds so flat and grating from women on TV. There are two in particular that drive me insane: different than and misnomer.. Thank gawd to learn Im not the only one who bitches about these assaults on English. The ending gah sound, as in reading-gah drives me nuts. Their whole speach pattern changes. Allison Shelley/NPR Monkey hear, Monkey say! Its mostly young females, but some young dudes do it as well. These five speech patterns have become rampant in interviews. "They can feel more comfortable, confident and relaxed, because they feel like they have command of this instrument and their performance," said Hansen. As a mother of 2 teens, I can certainly relate. 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. It is irritating. Other specialties include female narration voice overs for corporate narration, web videos, tutorials, explainer videos and technical medical narration. He wrote to us about his experience hearing reporters who did not sound like he does. Even interviews with people youd think would be trained to avoid patterns like these are using them. You know what I mean? 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. . "I think of Ira Glass as the king of vocal fry," she said. Or here in The UK / Ireland, Big Brother, Made in Chelsea to name but a few. This usage of So is incorrect!!! 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. For example, Im from the southeastern USA. ", 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. I recall an item on the NPR program All Things Considered in the EARLY 90s about the rising inflection? Its just annoying affectation and you KNOW they know better but they think it is adding something. Another more recent pattern I hear most often by women is speaking in the low register of their voice. A reporter asks a politician something like, Do you support the bill before congress that blah, blah blah [whatever the details]. 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.. All this said, very few reporters or hosts speak on air exactly as they do in person. The power of live radio, after all, is that it's live. Its one of my many pet peeves in newscaster-speak, and I hear this one all the time especially from Rachel Martin on NPR. Thats probably (not proaly) one reason kids cant spell them correctly later. I think theres a time and place, but certainly the workplace is not the place. Didnt sonds like Di-int, Couldnt sounds like Cou-int. 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! A tragic comment on our times, indeed. I now hear little girls copying their mums, speaking in vocal fry, and thats sad. I wonder if they realize they are doing this? Sheesh. If they come back to me with any further vocal fry, I just repeat the process until they get the message. I heard one person this past weekend start literally every response with, Look. or common mispronunciation: Realtor, not Real a tor. 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. Tripp, I agree completely. 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. 4. But, these trends are needed- If they didnt happen we would still be saying things like Where Art Thou?. Re-reading your article I see your use of annoying phrases was intentional and very effective. When used, it sounds more like its a filler until the person can come up with the words he/she wants to say. Very annoying. 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 Ugh! Probably because I was born in the 70s and obviously grew up in valley girl 80s. She has performed in television, film, stage, voiceovers, and commercials. This often occurs when a person (on TV) is explaining the steps to any given process to another person: What Im going to do is, Im going to In 2nd person plural, What were doing is, were going to. Thats what it sounded like to me in your video. Important..pronounced Im-por-ent. Sounds like a 2 year old learning to speak. I couldnt continue to watch. National faves: Jack Speer, Megna Chakhrabarti, Terry Gross National do-not-calls: Kai Ryssdal, Charlie Pierce sunnymentoaddict 6 yr. ago It will not be a sad day for me when vocal fry becomes a bygone trend. you left out one which has spread like wildfire the last few months (besides UHMMM)it is a click as I call it every time the person opens their mouth to start a sentence,kinda like chewing gum with your mouth open kind of a sucking click-I swear these things are done to get your attention for trivial things which the person want you to listen to. And also have heard does that make sense? from one particular Millenial. 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. Paige, Young women of all nationalities reporting from the most secluded parts of the world use these odd tones, rhythms and inflections. Listing speak! Just like everyone else, sometimes reporters need a moment to collect their thoughts. You and me both. Every slimy toady in gangster movies said yeah yeah yeah, Boss, I hear ya, I hear ya! . Its bazaar. Youre totally right. Who started this Have a good one! trend anyway? 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. I only have radio, and mostly listen to public radio local, national, and world. Can you point to the bu**un? I can sense the pits of hell opening within my spirit and anger arising like smoke of an erupting volcano, ahhhhh! I thought that I was the only person who had picked up on the stuDENT pronunciation. 2. My goodness! Many people confuse further and farther or say me and you instead of you and I. 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. Lets not forget the increasingly common tyoo in lieu of two, to, or too. Budden for BUTTON bugs the hell out of me. We drink when we hear Emily Bazelon and her cronies say ta on the Political Gabfest. Yes, I found this site while searching for Stephen Dubner annoying speech pattern. I didnt know there was a word for that! Anything you can think of, no matter how tiny and insignificant it may be, can be described as a game changer. she didn't sound certain saying her own name, helps reporters hone their voices for air. I think it is annoying when people answer a question with, Yes, no It seems trendy with Britsh speakers. "It has expanded my own understanding of the world and the people you have brought on board are excellent," he wrote. The one Ive noticed the most lately is the one mentioned by Mary N. And of course the extremely annoying vocal fry. Dont get me started on LIKE. I mean This completely unnecessary phrase seems to just be a habitual way to start sentences for many people. or: 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.. Housewives of wherever, The Hills, Keeping up with, The Apprentice. Second one: the pin/pen merger. I remember one teenage girl who was working the cash register at a local convenience store. 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. I mean, hello! 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