UGH!!! I’m going out on a limb and saying they use it because it is something definitive in their conversation. Found insideAnthropologist Melvin Konner, who was raised as an Orthodox Jew but has lived his adult life without such faith, explores the psychology, development, brain science, evolution, and even genetics of the varied religious impulses we ... Every second word she spoke that ended in a consonant had that ‘ah’ at the end of it. The Alexis character on Schitt’s Creek has raised this to a hilarious satire. So in the workplace and over the airways, especially on leftist networks the use of ENCOURAGE, SUGGEST and URGE etc etc etc. Perhaps I’m better not to. I find trends in speech/vocal affectations fascinating. The worst speech pattern for me is when the speaker put strong emphasis on many words in the same sentence, for example: But this pattern is now very diffuse, especially for people who do speeches, they think that putting a strong emphasis on each words makes their speech more “powerful”, while in reality it just dilutes the effect because now most words are pronunced with emphasis. Does anyone say FebRuary without sounding ridiculous? “So, what are you gonna do about that job application?” Fine. The Latin ass is a stem of as that refers to a copper coin. No, sorry. Very annoying habit for a smart lady!! I found this post because I was looking for a video that addresses this. Found inside â Page 86class origins had confined him while they remained in England . Crichton becomes the leader , and his ... He is about to marry the daughter of the family , previously engaged to a nice aristocratic nitwit , when a rescue ship arrives . Hahaha… Russell you are SPOT on! It makes me terribly sad. Or, when listening to a reporter or expert contributor on radio or television. Nails on a chalkboard to me. These are known as synonyms, which are words and phrases that have the same meaning as another given word or phrase. Someone mentioned “literally” here and now that I think of it that one annoys me when I hear the younger members of the family use it, as well as actually. The biggest for me, though, is the epidemic vocal fry combined with a high-pitched voice, or “sexy baby speak”, among the majority of women, and many men now (Ira Glass, I’m looking at you). 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 guess my question is: is this a recognised speech defect? Brits will say Sorrey, and Americans will say sorry. I am forever hearing “me and my friends” instead of “my friends and I”. Double negatives. Real News Host; Also, many of our viewers are likely wondering what I think it’s lazy not to pronounce words correctly. Sadly, we all need to bite our tongues. I notice my three year old great-grandson now says “I really miss you guys” when he used to just say “I miss you.”, Some other annoying trends are 1) “super”, “totally” and “uber” for “very” In fact, there’s a show on HBO where EVERY lady character has a speech impediment. I’ve recently heard this from an “organic drink” company: “However you healthy.”, Another, from a vitamin supplement company: “Want to brain better?”. What happened to “Have a good day/afternoon/evening/morning “? Sauvignon – Sauv – in- yoh (silent n) not Sauv – in- yawn. Excellent (EX): Cards in Excellent condition may have minor wear, or even just slight scuffs or scratches. Listing speak! I wonder if………nah, prolly not. I’m 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, that’s 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. This ‘listing’ or auctioneer way of speaking is an affectation from vlogs. Is it the “c” that’s throwing them, or are they getting it confused with the word “anxious”? 1 Obtaining 1.1 Natural generation 1.2 Breaking 1.3 Crafting 2 Usage 2.1 Redstone signal 2.2 Changing profession 2.3 Fuel 2.4 Note Blocks 3 Sounds 4 Data values 4.1 ID 4.2 Metadata 4.3 Block states 4.4 Block data 5 History 6 Issues 7 Gallery 8 References Empty . Update: Now that I remember the Wikipedia page says Kanon was first released in 1999, it makes even more sense. Pregnancy as a collection? An ace at math may receive a perfect score on their exam. Language is too rich. Hello Baz, and thank you so much for being so detailed in your descriptions of your total annoyance with these speech trends. I hear it on TV all the time. I see it in the office at work and from my 16 yr old Daughter. All I’m hearing from this post is a lot of complaining over nothing. Loved your video. Viewers would be fascinated You can read opened up by the person being interviewed by a magazine or newspaper and it makes me cringe. After thank you = no tip from me. One person in particular uses a combination of vocal fry (at times), saying “so” at the end of sentences, using upspeak, AND drawing words out (I guess while thinking of what to say). Likely popularized by Michelle Obama and Oprah. Person 1: “So what is your opinion on adding cream to this dessert?” Everyone drops the T here. I respectfully disagree. Over the past few decades we have grown more to accept/tolerate each other’s personal shortcomings in professional places. I think, that new forms of expression are good because language is alive and new inventions created new vocabulary as well. Your offering pleases kitty. airlines. Also annoying is the fake lisp of many young-ish women – trying to copy Emma Stone, assuming her lisp is real – not sure. “Don’t do that-ah!” “It’s so annoying-gah!”. Thanks for your comment and video. I hear it on NPR a lot. Found inside â Page 144A journalist and activist in the working-class movements of France, including the French branch of the ... there were no prejudices to vanquish,' and added some cutting remarks about what a nitwit his son-in-law wasâ (Sperber 2013, 42). Also on the rise – “Yah, Yah” to express approval, agreement, excitement. Do you know the definition of ace? Near Mint (NM) - Cards with this grade will show minimal to no wear from shuffling, play or handling and can have a nearly unmarked surface, crisp corners and unblemished edges outside of a few minimal flaws. It is difficult to give an example because this is a pitch pattern not just certain words. It totally baffles me. For example as heard by a newscaster recently: A co-worker of mine says it in her long story about anything. The most recent annoying speech pattern to me is the habit of adding an ‘ah’ sound to the end of a word. See more. 2 the addition of “ing” to verbs I heard a woman on NPR listing causes of something and at the end of each item her voice went up. Trying to describe some of these patterns is difficult, so examples would be very helpful! It may have been the one I just quoted. I’m like… my husband uses it for every single thing. Every generation has its own trends, and that’s natural, but this trend is spreading and sticking. It’s usually when someone is trying to express exasperation or frustration-uh. If someone speaks in numbered bullet points, such as, ‘Firstly_____, and second’ then they wish to sound more educated than they are. For the game to consider a building to be an actual house, at least one bed has to be placed inside. Also the northeastern dis, dat, dem and does for this, that, them and those. Especially when hearing service providers use it after customers express thanks. “It wasn’t just that the election campaign this year was ugly, right…? There’s no “k” sound in the word, yet many people want to pronounce it as though there is. So – So, you’ll also find this one at the beginning of a sentence, namely as a way to “manage” the conversation and sound fairly authoritative (or condescending). (Thuh ocean, thuh actor). Here’s what makes me hit mute/delete on any podcast, youtube speaker, Radio, etc. It will not be a sad day for me when vocal fry becomes a bygone trend. Found inside â Page 2Second Class postage is paid by the Educational Foundation for Nuclear Science, 6042 S. Kimbark Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, and additional mailing offices. Subscription rates: U.S., 1 year, $30; 2 years, $55; 3 years, $75. It’s refreshing to hear someone else with similar tendencies, calling out the “younger generation” on so many of these types of habits, which, in effect, butcher the language and the beauty of it’s intended delivery. OMG! (913) 666-8457 (913) 666-8457 Beer will help. The “kind of/sort of” pattern I first noticed about 8-10 years ago and it was my old pet peeve; maybe I’ve grown used to it by now. Idiot definition is - a foolish or stupid person. to gain your insight on this phenomenon. They must be changed Out. Does that mean that Aussies and New Zealanders are not sure of themselves? The dropping of the “T” sound in the middle of words “Ki**en”, “Bu**on” is all over the place on radio and TV. 1st Edition. Overcoming poverty and racism, Julia Carson served nearly two decades in the Indiana legislature and in an Indianapolis administrative office before winning election to the U.S. House in 1996. The one I’m most sick of hearing and seeing is “OMG”…….it’s not only extremely annoying and offensive, it makes the person using this abbreviation seem ignorant, unintelligent and immature, but it also happens to be highly blasphemous. Thank you so much, Debbie and Baz! More on that idea here. 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. I don’t claim to speak perfect English but these are things every child learns in grade school. I don’t know what it’s called, but where did it come from, how did everyone seemingly start doing it at once, and WHY?!? !” Fry here and there. Did college professors never say….hey, that’s annoying and unprofessional? I can’t stand “amazing”. Kudos. The broadcasters at a local TV newsroom think that sentences end with three periods. Vocal fry irritates the hell out of me! I cannot remember any time that the person uttering that delusional phrase wasn’t in “political arts.”. I can only see things getting worse and I don’t know how I’ll deal with it. It really annoys me when people are speaking in clear English and then when it’s time foe them to refer to a foreign culture such as “Latinos” they can’t 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. You know what I mean? If a close friend is excellent at billiards, you might call them an ace, or ace at billiards or pool. For me, it’s the high-pitched, pinched, nasal voice that sounds so flat and grating from women on TV. “Well, if you look at the data, you’ll kind of notice that there’s a trend that sort of jumps out at you.”. What I was really searching for is the new pattern that my daughter seems..to…use. But then apparently it’s me who’s the grumpy old man with a problem, when I correct my kids in their use of basic English grammar. This is a great discussion! So, it is not just me that notices this. Or this morning when a handyman said many, many sentences and it always ended the same way – just simply saying my 1st name after each and every sentence. It goes this way. It really does grate on the nerves. All of this is from one person. (From Juan Mascaró (tr), The Upanishads, Penguin Classics, 1965, p. I just wish I had a remote control that worked on people with a tangible presence. “The reason is because….” Someone above grits their teeth at Americans and Brits speaking. I have to smile when reading, as I am also of an age, and profession, where language skills, word choice, and vocal delivery are so important. People are suddenly emphasizing the wrong syllable in words that end in “dent”. I am “dropping the mike” now. For example, when they pronounce the word “eight” they say “eigh-tah” just pronouncing the last letter. Since I watch a lot of network tv, I hear this and other abominations on commercials, especially. If I hear this on TV I change the channel. This occurs a lot when listing items. A speech pattern where every word is delivered with careful measure and staccato pauses, as if every thought being expressed is incredibly complex? Why diminish that by lowering our standards for education and employment? I love this discussion! It isn’t just a curved exclamation point. 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. However, I’ve noticed a horrible trend, especially on Parcast, to have females doing commercials who sound like babies. The difference in their abilities to communicate well, resolve conflicts, and reach desired goals with less confusion is notable. Who started this “Have a good one!” trend anyway? AMEN. My wife has been sucked in and watches all of these, albeit now in private, as I spend most of my time pointing out how these dumb narcissistic losers, sap the very life out of all right-thinking folks within humanity. Charlotte, dropping the g has been around since I was a young teen, in the early 70’s. These are examples of bad grammar, mispronounced words, and slang. I wondered if I was alone in my discomfort. Whenever I hear someone begin a statement with “Look,” I long to interrupt and say, “I’m looking.”. Found inside â Page 215But once the nobleman and the proletarian wed , the class barriers vanish in their marriage as well as on their estate . ... falls into the hands of the Japanese , starts to call Moss a " nigger " but catches himself and says " nitwit . This is exactly what I’m looking for the name of… The inflected list is the most common/overused pattern of speech. I feel more rested? Even more amazing than the quantity of the comments is their quality — excepting, of course, those little turds dropped by passing trolls. 4) Replacing the good old annoying “no problem” with the nearly arrogant “no worries”. I mean, I don’t know if I’ve ever experienced anything like it grammatically in my entire 43 years, on this planet anyway. Is it hormones in food? Amen!!! On a personal note, being, ‘English ‘, that is to say, ‘we invented English’, therefore, regardless of colour, creed, religion. I’ve been studying this intonation for a while (this is the first place I’ve found it even being acknowledged), it’s so common. It’s lazy and not particularly descriptive. Seem like a nitwit or airhead; An embarrassment in front of mom, dad or the general public . Does anyone out there have any thoughts on any possible geographic relationship? I’m 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 can’t be bothered to spell a word properly or fully, or string a coherent sentence together without an emoji! I can’t keep track of the number of very interesting podcasts with important messages that I’ve had to turn off because of the horrible vocal fryyyyyyyy. There is no place in the adult, professional world for this nonsense. 1 Appearance 2 Personality 3 Abilities 4 Etymology 5 Quotes 6 Trivia 7 References Komachi is a middle school student of average height. Of course, once he shared them with me, I started hearing them, too. “The problem is is that….”. For some reason, untold numbers of people now seem to think it’s pronounced “teee-eew”. Also “umm, like”, and “ ya know” interspersed in many informal AND formal conversations. These people may or may not experience romantic attraction without sexual attraction. I was about to write a comment concerning the misuse of “me” and “I” when I read yours. )…and the latest affliction….’Wait…WHAT ??’. Choose the With Book option to include a copy of Geometric Knit Blankets or the Yarn Only option if you already have your book.Waves is a stunning blanket that plays with the self-striping colors of 220 Superwash Waves and frames it with solid 220 Superwash colors to make . I mean, where did this one come from anyway? The use of dis, dat, dese, dem and dose in place of this, that, these, them and those. And, like uptalk, it seems to be used predominantly by female speakers. However, if you have some Worcestershire sauce, I wouldn’t say no… , “Food” more and more often is being pronounce “feud”. This term can be used to refer to a single point won by a stroke in many different sports such as baseball where it refers to a run or a single (a dated 19th century term), handball, and rackets. You’re not insane. Thank you Baz for this eloquently written commentary. Bull***t. It’s just people being influenced by media influencers (Kardashians) and then copying each other to fit in. My personal pet peeves include the use of “right?” at the end of every sentence, and the glottal stop (in the U.S., at least; the UK version has never bothered me). It’s rampant. The word “than” demands a comparison of degrees, e.g., something is hotter/louder/more annoying than something else. So, after reading literally every single comment, I am pondering the question; is it ironic that we’re all complaining about an enormous range of vocal variants (or variations?) 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. I’m trying to find this info, too. There are some new kids on the block this year: “In these trying times….” If I hear this on TV I change the channel. “. Like, what about the kids, like mostly girls, that like say the word “like,” like every other word. I agree. You’re not crotchety. It starts at home and moves to the classroom. Chinese words for no include 没有, 无, 不, 拒绝, 毋, 不然 and 莫. Awesome and absolutely. STOP THAT NONSENSE! It’s one of my many pet peeves in newscaster-speak, and I hear this one all the time – especially from Rachel Martin on NPR. I hope you’ll be disturbed too. The young woman interviewing them had the most annoying high pitched upspeak that I could not continue, and when I read the comments, many people commented on how annoying the so-called journalist was. These are listed below, from Word Sense. It feels very much like assumed humility and manipulation. “Do you see the bu**un? Imitating neanderthals? It’s like “special effects” in cinema: they’re not “special” anymore if a movie is 90% “special effects”. 3. This collection would be much funnier if the written intro didn’t include a sentence beginning “I mean …” “is is” “The thing is is that…” ‘Now, with that being said’ drives me crazy. Found inside â Page 52... parts in Hollywood films these days moderation - mixed with a dash of snob apgo to villains or upper - class nitwits . ... Chapter after diagnosis of the origins of English freedom . chapter is devoted to foreigners with a deep They ... Space-X, it’s scheduled to take off this Friday. With CopyAI’s automated creativity tools, you can generate marketing copy in seconds. Here’s another verbal habit that’s annoyed me to the point of pounding the wall. Wish the tv stations would actually listen to their employees……female reporters are the WORST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She suddenly realizes she slipped into AAVE for a few words because we were speaking casually. 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