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In reply to the discussion: Why have we raised a generation (or more) of women who speak like crap? [View all]DeeDeeNY
(3,554 posts)9. The constant use of the word "like" is another one
"I was like yes I did but she was like no you didn't". Is it too much trouble to think of an appropriate word to mean you said something?
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Why have we raised a generation (or more) of women who speak like crap? [View all]
El Supremo
Mar 2012
OP
Yes.. that is within an entire group of "vocal affectations" that has me hating most pop music...
hlthe2b
Mar 2012
#4
Speaking of irritating voices with vocal affectations, have you heard Eleanor Beardsley (NPR)
hlthe2b
Mar 2012
#6
Yes - she actually sounds like a woman who was on the Daily Show a few years ago
codjh9
Nov 2012
#28
Like they turn every sentence into a question with that rising terminal. Like, you know?
sinkingfeeling
Mar 2012
#8
I hate that. It sounds like they're unable to make a statement and must turn it into a question.
whathehell
Apr 2012
#21
Can I add to that the nearly-closed-fast-fluttering eyelids while talking to others affectation?
Waiting For Everyman
Mar 2012
#10
Why are you blaming just women for this irritating linguistic habit? Young men do it too, and they
MADem
Feb 2013
#34
I just discovered a male that uses high rising terminal! They are very few, fer sure. >>
El Supremo
Feb 2014
#39