Yes, no, blah blah blah. Public radio should mean that all voices, relaying solid reporting, are respected enough to inform the country. Even if something just happened and I witnessed it with him. The best example is stuDENT. I just do not understand why voice overs must be so impersonal and what the show producer clearly sees as professional or some kind of the standard tone. I, too, pronounce both r s in February. Music is music. When he was starting out, he found editors "strip[ping] away [his] character" by removing vernacular and colloquialisms that felt unique to him. document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Debbie Grattan is a top-rated professional female voice over talent with more than 25 years of experience delivering voice over services worldwide. I cant get used it but somehow I must figure out how to do it or Ill never be able to chill with my great grand children. How about But uh.. ?? 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. I know my rights Im a tax payer!). Love this article and the comments! I agree with all the comments. These are examples of bad grammar, mispronounced words, and slang. If we could get the Australians to leave home we could return the island to its original (European) use. Yet its undocumented. We have come so far with representing what a diverse world we are in the media. I relate to it now as it is the absolutely worst thing ever and the commercial uses the cymbals to change it into some great thing, which it is not. No, thanks. Argh!!! She currently sings with Summer Parfait, a jazz band including fellow NPR employees Chris Joyce and James Willetts. Oh my Godd-uh! And, I feel its time to bring the old standards back. Different than makes no sense. They want profit without first investing in professionalism, imo. 'Planet money,' 'This American Life,' 'Radiolab,' 'Startup' Why? I mean This completely unnecessary phrase seems to just be a habitual way to start sentences for many people. This seems to be a dialect issue primarily in the U.S. South, but the writing implement pen is pronounced pin, as the number ten is pronounced tin!. Ask people why they do it (has to be within moments of the list having been sung) and theyll tell you its just a list. 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. Every second word she spoke that ended in a consonant had that ah at the end of it. But in between this & because Im bored at home, they do something called a live stream, which I didnt usually watch. i agree, it drives me insane , they sound like 4 year olds. Its done a lot in the German language, too (which makes sense, if you think about it). Any and all bridge words used frequently in conversation is exceedingly annoying. walkeen instead of walking. Im curious if this is a West Coast thing with the under 40 set. Its become hugelycommon, even among expert speakers during formal interviews (just listen to NPR while various experts are interviewed). Re-reading your article I see your use of annoying phrases was intentional and very effective. context or discernible link to the discussion. In another, speakers with vocal fry received more votes in a hypothetical election. I am a voice artist as well and I make SURE there is no creaks in my work! I think females tend to do this more often and more dramatically. Its good to know my husband and I arent the only ones who feel this way about how people are speaking lately. NPR has always kept American dialects and accents out of their reporting, but Vally-Girl seems to be OK. I could go no for ages but two of them fucked my life up, so I hate them all. Its so distracting! Offer them a mask as they debark the plane while thanking them for flying F.U. It wasnt just that the election campaign this year was ugly, right? Its rampant. I cant stand amazing. No. Thats litteriiiiing, and he just kept walkiiiiing That isnt exactly it, but its similar. "If you sound like America, then it's America that's talking. He transcribed what she had said, changed the text color of "a few errors" to red, and suggested his own improvements in green brackets. I first noticed this 10 years ago watching Dora the Explorer with my Daughter. Suddenly I see the speech patterns that seem unnatural and improper. So many things about schooling have been grating AND concerning me for quite a while! I saw a book tv author, a Harvard history professor good lord, on C-SPAN yesterday who said sort of in every spoken sentence. very prevalent among high school kids and their teachers. I must be getting old, I sound like my parents. November 28, 2016 by Debbie Grattan 307 Comments. Ugh! I am now annoyed by the nasal and elongated pronunciation of me, voiced by women. Nothing new! I change channels whenever I hear it. I recently discovered cursive writing has been dropped, so do schools no longer teach how to construct a sentence? Nails on a chalkboard to me. My current favorite is folks who add the word literally to every statement. I hate those words as they sound so false but we all use them. And lets not ignore the disproportionate amount of times speech pattern analysis (even here, in this comment section) is essentially just an excuse to satisfy a societal itch to hate things that are trending amongst young women. Also, using lol in a sentence is not only idiotic, and outdated, but it makes the commenter appear mentally retarded. You can even mix them all together in infinite combinations: Right, so you know the best way to find out answers is to Google it, right? The broadcasters at a local TV newsroom think that sentences end with three periods. This is a great discussion! A study in 2014 found that although vocal fry, whether used by men or . 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, Im looking at you). Someone has to take responsibility for the slaughter of the Queens English. Keith Woods, NPR's vice president of newsroom training and diversity, told me that a variety of voices is one way to achieve greater journalistic truth. OMG! Great article. I mean, I dont know if Ive ever experienced anything like it grammatically in my entire 43 years, on this planet anyway. would. Any insight into where the hard G at the end of -ing is coming from? I forgot about another sentence I hate, I dont know nothing about that. Now that Im working remotely full-time, I have become actually aware of the speech patterns of the people I work with! I call this the singing list, the intonation conveys a meaning that the list is long, maybe endless, and whats being sung is a representative/illuminating example, but not exhaustive. It applies to what the kids call music these days as well. The vocal pattern that annoys me endlessly is when women talk like little girls when they add UH to the end of words. Hi Gina thanks for your response here. Just stop! And look, weyak, yak, yak.. Ive been looking to see if i can find more information about where this is coming fromdrives me crazyuh. The staccato, fry voices makes me hit the mute button. Are they insecure, manipulative, dishonest, sans capacity for original, independent thought???? 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! 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 thought it must be a local thing. Today IS the first day of Spring Thanks for a place to vent. If he catches that he's saying "you know" a lot, he'll try to cut down on using it. 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. In our house it is forbidden LOL. In the memo obtained by Current, Eric Nuzum, NPR's VP of programming, wrote, "You may have noticed a new voice reading some NPR sponsorship credits in January. It's not just one part of America or one slice of America," he said. Their whole speach pattern changes. ^ That, I hear all the time (Southern California). I am relieved to find this list because listening to NPR has become impossible. Great job! I like to call this Laundry Listing because it is like they are giving you this boring laundry list of things. As a mother of 2 teens, I can certainly relate. Its sort of a way to soften, to be kind of vague, imprecise and uncommitted. Heres what makes me hit mute/delete on any podcast, youtube speaker, Radio, etc. They must be changed Out. Like many here, I listen to a good deal of NPR-ish broadcasts and podcasts. 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. Its so common and I cannot believe speakers do NOT hear this on playback?!? I love this discussion! Hell start a sentence, but then even before he gets to the part that he wants to bully you into agreeing with, hell stick in a right?! Seriously, though, get that ignorant, superficial, pseudointellectual sentence-padding out of here. I am so tired of women trying to sound like little girls and drawing out their s sounds. If reporters find that their voices are "tired," reducing vocal fry might be one way to help. You should receive an employer of the year award. One day Im sure Ill lose my job after losing my temper with a patient. The point is not worth discussing because of what was just said. I call it excessive schwa-ing. Pronouncing str like shtr as in shtrong shtrange. Theres always something! Not only I improperly placed but me used at the start of a phrase. So, what weve found in our research is that people tend to add this word as a way to sound informal yet still be an expert.. 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. 3. However, Ive noticed a horrible trend, especially on Parcast, to have females doing commercials who sound like babies. You know what I mean? My current pet hate is the need for the speaker to promise to tell the truth as in To be honest, or Im not gonna lie, and then proceeds to reveal some piece of bland trivia! I respectfully disagree. For example, mou- uhn, instead of moun-tain. The first example makes full-grown adults sound like a toddler who cant yet say his/her ts.. Please. The sad thing is people who should know better obviously dont.murlean. I hear it all the time paint-inG almost sounding like guh at the end of the syllable. The vocal twerk I hear in men (mostly) is Listenfeels like a subtle form of bullying. "They can feel more comfortable, confident and relaxed, because they feel like they have command of this instrument and their performance," said Hansen. Sorry for the typo of the when it should have been they. Should school lectures take place on the moon, or just remotely via satellite? I called it creaking. People who do not know the difference between fewer and less and when to use them correctly. She played a pregnant workplace harasser in Coastal Training Technologies' "Drop by Drop," which earned CINE's Special Jury Award. One of her favorites is Shtrategy. Dont know if this is quite in the same league, but watching YouTube videos, there is a channel called Triggernometry I like that does interesting interviews/chats on sometimes contentious topics. I am listening to a webinar class right now and the instructor keeps using apparently to start sentences. The kids immediately say, I cant read cursive. Pretending to be an annoying, loud, meowing cat will place the voice right up front. OH YES! Simstrom ascribes those criticisms to gender: "I have long had a theory that part of what people take issue with about our show is women speaking authoritatively about science.". But what to do with them then? Thats what it sounds like and it annoys me. For example, Im from the southeastern USA. I just heard a lady doing a commercial on TV who pronounced entertainment as intertainment. How did this start? I agree with you with every fiber of my being. 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. There's still debate in the medical community about whether vocal fry harms the vocal folds, but Hansen said it can stress them. However preservation of correct grammar, and beauty of the English language is important to me and I refuse to adapt botching of the language. (Thats okay, Verla. Stripping is not music. ", Another listener from Minnesota wrote that "millennial correspondents" who speak with vocal fry "seems to counter NPR's high standards. Correspondents are starting to do it. infomercial voice overs and direct response marketing, Voice Over Trends 2023: Less Looking, More Listening, Is the Golden Age of Voice Over Gone? They even create elaborate spoofs, like this send-up of the "annoying" podcast voice. Ive also noticed uptalk transcends position and demographics. Ive seen it theorized elsewhere that it began as an AAVE regional thing, cant remember which region, that just spread. It sounds so phony . Thanks for your comment and video. And Why It's. So Annoying Audio Funny Language More: 'Reply All' is a podcast which does not do this 7 years ago As the creator of this clips puts it: "All my favorite US podcasts are being ruined by this universally adopted affectation. She has a distinctively black accent and is a favorite voice on NPR. 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. Please dont waste time and effort with a question you immediately answer yourself just jump in and explain the issue and your opinion about it! Receive a detailed quote, custom audition, and the ultimate in voice quality. I have heard meara and arrow instead of error. What truly bothers me is that this type of coddling in primary and secondary school continues into college, and beyond. Right!? 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. If you cant say it right how can you spell it correctly. used instead of OK Sorry about that, but its the only way to bring awareness to this type of conversational disease in hopes that it can be eradicated very soon. And listeners have seriously strong feelings about this stuff. I realize its really too early to be voting for Most Annoying for 2021, but this ones definitely been frosting my butt. Correspondent Carrie Johnson came to NPR in 2010, after a long career in print. I also cant stand when people repeatedly mispronounce words. 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. At least enough to curb your own use (and maybe the usage by your kids, spouse and/or significant other). STOP THAT NONSENSE! Ive been trying to figure out the speech pattern of an acquaintance its causing me irritation and anxiety. Also umm, like, and ya know interspersed in many informal AND formal conversations. She has been a proud member of the Screen Actors Guild since 2005. The only thing more annoying is the continuation of the last syllable in a series of items. 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. my grammar and punctuation was intended as sarcasm but the rest was serious. I cant stand to hear it, like nails on a chalkboard young ladies, please correct yourselves!!! Hansen co-founded Lean & Hungry Theater, which creates audio adaptations of Shakespeare and other classics. Wait, what is the worst, because it pretends to be clever and original, and is the polar opposite of both. I even contacted a renowned acting school. Leaving the Ts out of a word, as in bu on or ki en. Absolutely! Thats a very strange one. The sound of 2020 America is a chirpy vocal fry. Vocal fry irritates the hell out of me! It totally baffles me. Feel free to share in the comments! attack becomes attawwk; radio becomes rawwdio. 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. Either Feb-roo-ary or Feb-yoo-ary is acceptable. Maybe thats it. I was going to ask her if she had a sore throat but decided to be nice and just get the hell out of there as quickly as possible. They probably started out as texting shortcuts, but the two I cant stand are LOL crammed into every sentence, and OMG at the beginning of every sentence. I have worked as a journalist for over 25 years, and I do not work in television for a reason. Another big offender is the reality tv show, e.g. Spot on! How can there or here not be ON the ground, if it is, ON the ground. 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. Really finished yet?). Its my second or third. The ingredients were super fresh and it tasted super amazing!, The car we bought drives super fast! What I was really searching for is the new pattern that my daughter seems..touse. 1. I am glad you are pointing them as incorrect and idiotic. Ive heard this a lot in the mid-Atlantic states, but lately its infested patterns of speech throughout the United Stateshow about Canada? This is what annoys me and I am a woman. I mean, they really drew it out. But if there was a single origin, the West Coast USA seems more likely to me considering the larger population and the amount of film and TV produced there thats consumed internationally. My husband and I both react as though were hearing nails on a chalkboard when people speak as though theyre trying to manipulate us. Also, old hardly known by an average individual, words, which are being now widely used. Why isnt anyone saying to anymore? The sad thing about podcasters is that they have not taken any diction or public speaking classes. This collection would be much funnier if the written intro didnt include a sentence beginning I mean When used, it sounds more like its a filler until the person can come up with the words he/she wants to say. My husband listens to a lot of podcasts, particularly enjoying them while out driving or working in the yard. The kids were GRADED on handwriting in their report cards, and it was considered an important skill. My Wife just rolls her eyes and says get a life lol. And what about people now pronouncing the t in often? Sucking on the teeth and smackingThis speaker does this , also. Phoebe Judge (Criminal) is also lovely, as is Roman Mars (99 PI). Please. UGH!!! Everyone is using that now it seems! I have to wonder if schools still teach sentence diagrams. Even interviews with people youd think would be trained to avoid patterns like these are using them. Its as if speakers dont care whether their grammar is correct. But instead it sounds like I went to the STOre, then the gas STAtion, and then got something to EAT.. Amazing this, and amazing that PLEASE STOP NOW! Every sentence is spoken as a question, whether it is or not. Some of it likely occurs between people very familiar with each other. My purpose in searching phrases that led me here was the very annoying yeah, no or visa versa. The most common is right? when used at the end of a sentence. Endlessly irritating to me and I agree, it does sound affected. This is a difference due to where one was raised to speak. Their thinking is that they are being fake if they change up. Duffin said voice critiques don't bother her personally but that she worries they limit who feels welcome on the air. He has become hyper-sensitive to even the most polite criticism, and I blame this solely on our P.C. Soft, gentle words rising to hard, forceful preaching, followed by applause and cheering! Now I hear that everywhere. The shtraight down the shtreet seems to be 40-45 and under. Now that Im working remotely full-time, I have become acutely aware of speech patterns of the people I work with! So should only be used at the beginning of a sentence when you are either asking a new question or starting a whole new topic of conversation. I understand that enunciation is a part of the job they do, but to over pronounce a word by adding an extra vowel does not sharpen the words; it dulls the wit. It may have been the one I just quoted. Its like special effects in cinema: theyre not special anymore if a movie is 90% special effects. Im not crazy Im being been driven there, though. I have also noticed when people use a hard g instead of a soft or silent g in many words. One will usually do the trick! Fast forward to 2020 and, although I love shows about animals like the various zoo reality shows on Animal Planet, I cannot watch the one based out of Australia. I hear this a lot in conversation these days too. All this said, very few reporters or hosts speak on air exactly as they do in person. And then I had to take the Range Rover in for serviiiiiiiiice, I mean, Im like sooo worn out ( vocal fry). I wonder if anyone was listing to the message and if the listeners are able to verify the accuracy or validity of the content. I can deal with that but having to stand there and not be able to express a thought is just too much. THAT is annoying. Hansen coaches voice for NPR, corporate groups, professional theater companies, podcast hosts, journalists, and private clients nationwide. 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. Whatever you think of, you're not alone: Many listeners have an idea of what an NPR voice should sound like. Yes, Pattie Parker!! Oh brother, Frankie! Indeed, there's an ongoing conversation within public radio about the extent to which the industry asks some journalists to change their voices to conform to the (mostly white) voices that came before them. Sort of and right came right out of Britain. Please shut up!!! Please make it stop. Sam Sanders, host of NPR's It's Been A Minute, records a segment at NPR West on September 24, 2018. I get annoyed when people on TV or radio speak too quickly while also using fillers such as umm or uh. Its good to see I am not. Like things like like because its just, like, beyond ubiquitous and you already know about it. He cant seem to finish a sentence without stopping in the middle and, if its a long sentence, hell stop and start 3 or 4 times. Arent there any metrics showing that people fast forward when they come on? National faves: Jack Speer, Megna Chakhrabarti, Terry Gross National do-not-calls: Kai Ryssdal, Charlie Pierce sunnymentoaddict 6 yr. ago Using it as a string of bullet points makes the writer sound illiterate. Then there is borough , pronounced burra, the yanks say burrow, thats what a mole does in your garden. The fact of the matter is that the matter is not predicated upon fact, that its merely opinion or rumor, and that a huge majority of the time its from a political pundit whos paid by the broadcast network to establish a strawman argument to knock down the entire position of the other political pundits (not paid by the network). I hear these daily with the younger crowd at work, and it has become an epidemic, catching on with even older folks. Yeah at the beginning of a question that was not yes-or-no. Why? Thank you for helping me put a name to this! The over use of the word like doesnt bother me too much. 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