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codjh9

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27. Oh My God yes!!!

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 08:36 PM

Nov 2012

Hey El Supremo - where are you from, with the UT Longhorns logo? I'm from San Marcos originally.

Anyway, Oh My God yes, I've never heard of 'vocal fry', but I had to click OFF on that little video you posted after about 10 seconds, because yes, yes, I hate that, as well as the ending-a-sentence-with-a-rising-tone-that-makes-it-sound-like-a-question? When it's not? You know? And yeah, besides 'like' and 'awesome' continuing to be overused, it wasn't but a few years ago when (seemingly) every reply to any remark or question didn't begin with 'So'.

And one more comment on 'awesome', I heard a guy (a professor, perhaps?) on NPR the other day lamenting the overuse of awesome and ... I forget, some other superlative that is used to much it's lost its original meaning, practically. Louis CK has a hilarious routine where he talks about the overuse of superlatives. He says 'Yeah, like you can take 2 dudes at a fast-food joint, and one will get to the table and say "I got us an extra water cup in case..." (whatever), and the other one will say "Dude, you're a GENIUS". THAT's being a genius? What are you going to say when you really encounter a genius?'.

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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

what is a vocal fry? hlthe2b Mar 2012 #1

Look >> El Supremo Mar 2012 #2

Yes.. that is within an entire group of "vocal affectations" that has me hating most pop music... hlthe2b Mar 2012 #4

thanks for this video OKNancy Mar 2012 #5

Creaky voice!! hate it. Google it. CurtEastPoint Mar 2012 #3

Speaking of irritating voices with vocal affectations, have you heard Eleanor Beardsley (NPR) hlthe2b Mar 2012 #6

No. But Ann Taylor drops all her "L"s and drives me nuts. n/m El Supremo Mar 2012 #13

She oughta hook up with Tom Brokaw--he strangles his! MADem Apr 2012 #19

Yes - she actually sounds like a woman who was on the Daily Show a few years ago codjh9 Nov 2012 #28

vocal fry shanti Mar 2012 #7

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

yes GinGin Sep 2012 #26

The constant use of the word "like" is another one DeeDeeNY Mar 2012 #9

My son is driven crazy by "like" union_maid Jan 2013 #32

Can I add to that the nearly-closed-fast-fluttering eyelids while talking to others affectation? Waiting For Everyman Mar 2012 #10

Hahahah...got distracted for a bit... pipi_k Mar 2012 #11

That Mexican sing song intonation seems... El Supremo Mar 2012 #12

A couple of comments. SheilaT Mar 2012 #14

But young women's speaking voice has changed far more than young men's. El Supremo Mar 2012 #15

Interesting post. I hate the how girls sound today however you are right snagglepuss Mar 2012 #17

My guess is that it's the particular subset SheilaT Mar 2012 #18

Like, I mean, You know, man, mushroomme Mar 2012 #16

Well said. Rhiannon12866 May 2012 #22

I can't stand the Sarah Palin nasal screech. Lots of jaw tension. Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2012 #20

Speech patterns are constantly changing. I'm sure people of 100 years ago mysuzuki2 Jul 2012 #23

we need it nickolas007 Aug 2012 #24

Here is a perfect example. It's an anti-Obama ad, naturally. El Supremo Sep 2012 #25

And besides your point (vocal fry or whatever)... codjh9 Nov 2012 #29

Oh My God yes!!! codjh9 Nov 2012 #27

Where am I from? I'm from The Great Plains. El Supremo Nov 2012 #30

When I was coming up, the most frequent transgression no_hypocrisy Dec 2012 #31

I find "like" (and like's friend "you know") to be off-putting. MADem Feb 2013 #35

The male equivalent... PoliticalPizza Jan 2013 #33

Why are you blaming just women for this irritating linguistic habit? Young men do it too, and they MADem Feb 2013 #34

New video from CBS Sunday Morning: El Supremo Sep 2013 #36

Is this topic worthy? bwall49 Feb 2014 #37

Every post isn't meant for a Pulitzer Prize OKNancy Feb 2014 #38

I just discovered a male that uses high rising terminal! They are very few, fer sure. >> El Supremo Feb 2014 #39

Do I have vocal fry? skippercollector Sep 2015 #40

"The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain " olddots Oct 2015 #41

Have you ever met gals from SoCal... El Supremo Oct 2015 #42

To be fair, MemphisMoocows Mar 2016 #43

This has been a sore point with me glitterbag May 2016 #44