The most annoying speech patterns are those of condescending people educated beyond thier intellect. Sportscasters use it, friends use it in convos, but uh, hey, whats wrong with that? One of the speaking annoyances on NPR is the overuse of surea host may say, how does this policy impact the electorate? and the response will inevitably begin with sure! followed by an actual response to the question. They dont even allow their white announcers in Texas to sound like theyre from Texas! Other times I believe people fall into a speech pattern comfortable to them without questioning the outcomes of or reactions to their words, phrasing & delivery. Hansen has taught techniques including Shakespeare, musical theater, and microphone and audition skills to children and adults of all ages. I can sense the pits of hell opening within my spirit and anger arising like smoke of an erupting volcano, ahhhhh! "People forget that there's a person on the other end of the email," Duffin said. THAT is annoying. Its come to the point that Im grateful when a guest says Youre welcome at the end. It may have been the one I just quoted. The number one ear-bleeding one is shtraight down the shtreet there are theesh trees and a shtop shign. Is this really a new trend? Ive NO idea where it came from or why. Thanks for commenting Doyle, thats a new one I havent noticed yet. I understand these may be hip ways of speaking these days , but they actually detract from the message. Phoebe Judge (Criminal) is also lovely, as is Roman Mars (99 PI). Heres a new video we created to demonstrate some of the more common patterns you hear today. One day Im sure Ill lose my job after losing my temper with a patient. Great article. However, the habit of young womens talk that no one has mentioned is the tendency to cluster words together in extremely fast phrases within sentences, a habit which once I notice, becomes increasingly irritating. I agree. Its just laziness (and somehow its become cool to sound lazy or bored). Vocal fry irritates the hell out of me! Its bad enough to hear it in speech but I recently received an email that began with these words. Offer them a mask as they debark the plane while thanking them for flying F.U. She also created and hosted two seasons of Lean & Hungry's award-winning podcast. I love the content of the daily but can't stand the guttural voice of Michael Barbaro. It is irritating. 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. 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. I wondered if I was alone in my discomfort. Or here in The UK / Ireland, Big Brother, Made in Chelsea to name but a few. 2 the addition of ing to verbs Perhaps I need to pay more attention to the bungled up speech patterns that are in use. I get annoyed when people on TV or radio speak too quickly while also using fillers such as umm or uh. I hear these daily with the younger crowd at work, and it has become an epidemic, catching on with even older folks. And they do it a lot. Though, not usually in a professional setting. I would never have understood your point until I saw a commercial during which a delighted homeowner, commenting on a home makeover, said (the most overused word in English as) amazinggah!. My husband listens to a lot of podcasts, particularly enjoying them while out driving or working in the yard. And then those styles get copied and go viral and pretty soon you hear it everywhere. why do young women want to sound freaky? Maybe its our television sets audio, but I wonder why womens vowels are so loud on news programs. I work for a large tech company in the SF Bay Area and I can attest that uptalk, unfortunately, is more pervasive than ever. 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. For everyone posting examples of patterns, if its possible to include a link to a Youtube video that illustrates the example, that would really help everyone know exactly what you are talking about. She helps people who find they sound monotone, sing-songy or low-energy. Ive seen it theorized elsewhere that it began as an AAVE regional thing, cant remember which region, that just spread. Its easy to overlook poor speech when an attractive face is delivering the information. For example, when they pronounce the word eight they say eigh-tah just pronouncing the last letter. She is one of the favorite voices in the NPR. The difference in their abilities to communicate well, resolve conflicts, and reach desired goals with less confusion is notable. as f*ck immediately comes to mind, stupid-sounding phrases like SO MUCH YES! Merry fucking xmas. I am Jack and this? I first noticed this 10 years ago watching Dora the Explorer with my Daughter. This collection would be much funnier if the written intro didnt include a sentence beginning I mean For example, Im from the southeastern USA. 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. Personally, I have a laundry list of poor speech and grammar pet peeves. It seems to me that the average persons way of communicating has become more casual in professional situations because it has become taboo to correct others in academic settings. Unfortunately these offensive speech trends have been happening for many decades. 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 it is so obvious, why is it news? May I direct my fellow annoyed speech watchers to a major culprit leading to these speech patterns? YES! Worst laugh is definitely Dan Pashman (The Sporkful). Yes, I understand that my fixated attention on these patterns is what is causing me to be distracted. People complained that young, female reporters rasped their voices in an unprofessional way. Shouldnt voice overs sound like natural speech? They also cannot read digital clocks. No. Omitting ts from wordsthe one word that brought it to my attention was moun or as we like to refer to it as mountain. Please share more comments on this, and specifically what other patterns youd like to see us include in the next video. Uggh! 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. I am a bit more forgiving if English isnt your first language but otherwise its incredibly annoying. I am also hearing a and an used incorrectly. Drives me nuts! I am so happy that I found this website! If we could get the Australians to leave home we could return the island to its original (European) use. "You're on the air, not having a conversation with a buddy in a bar. I saw it as SORE-ree. I find that contrary to the quality of education that many of us older folks received. ", 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. However, Ive noticed a horrible trend, especially on Parcast, to have females doing commercials who sound like babies. 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. Theuse of such patterns do more than annoy the listener. thas instead of thats (which is the abbreviation for that is) I will change the channel when people speak in this manner, and when I have to put up with an advertisement before a video starts, I will simply repeat over and over to block them out, la la la la la until it is over. I believe it to be the key to longevity. ? ish instead of pronouncing it as iz. They want profit without first investing in professionalism, imo. I felt as though I learned something today. Some of my pet peeves are as follows: I dont buy the argument that this is an empowering trend for women. 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. Ugh! I can focus and absorb what they are saying so much more easily. An article in England stated that bosses would not employ anyone who used this phrasing, as they felt that they were unsure of themselves. As Ted brought up a few posts up: the ubiquitous use of the words sort of by media drives me nuts! I wonder if its the education system, or perhaps social media or television. Sorry, but Im not pronouncing button as butt-ton. Arent there any metrics showing that people fast forward when they come on? If it tickles, don't back off, you're doing it right! You guys seems to be winning in the USA, so if it bothers you, Im afraid youre out of luck. It makes me terribly sad. The staccato, fry voices makes me hit the mute button. Im like my husband uses it for every single thing. She tackled the challenge of transitioning to radio, in part, by developing an unusual approach to writing out her tracks (the reporter's narration). It starts at home and moves to the classroom. The education system. And also have heard does that make sense? from one particular Millenial. Videos, I get by with closed-caption options, otherwise just NO. Is it a geographical thing? Like yourself, Im thinking its a trend. I think that the person doing it wants to signal that they would have more to say about a thing but they really do not have any more ammunition. Linguists usually refer to it as creaky voice. So creaking is a reasonable thing to call it. I hope youll be disturbed too. I, too, pronounce both r s in February. 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. Would you please counsel ME on it? One the first of second episodes of Star Trek Discovery, I think thats the name, the captain says, thish traitor. Charlotte, dropping the g has been around since I was a young teen, in the early 70s. They are not harmonious. It grated on my ears. Ironically, the girl in the last video does vocal fry throughout (I managed less than a minute of the video). Filet Mignon: Min-yoh, not min-yawn. Also, add to The List the pronounciation of the word food as (something like), fee-yood, and potato and soup as, pota-teeyoo and see-yoop. E.g. I have been trying to figure out why so so many people in TV commercials speak with a lisp. 2% comes from Federal grants from the commerce department otherwise there is no direct federal funding. 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. The NPR Podcast. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Jessica Hansen is the voice of NPR's funding credits, and serves as an in-house voice coach for NPR. ", One listener did just that. Can I just start by saying that two very annoying vocal trends that have reached us here in the UK / Northern Ireland in recent years are up speaking and vocal fry, which are bad enough on their own. Or it can negate what they just said, or preface a criticism or negative comment. and our Soooooo, its bad enough when girls speak that way but, when a guy does it, I know were in trouble. Ive noticed an increase in the pronunciation of to as tyoo but it seems more frequent when the speakerthey seem to be mostly femaleelongates the word, perhaps suggesting that its said when the speaker is having a moment of reflection or being pensive; that it is becoming universal on television news and commentary is undeniableand is becoming an annoyance, These are probably the same girls that used to (or possibly still do ) say things like stop itah!! Omg YES!! Wait, what is the worst, because it pretends to be clever and original, and is the polar opposite of both. 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