So many people cannot do it. I hear it on NPR a lot. Uggh! So in the workplace and over the airways, especially on leftist networks the use of ENCOURAGE, SUGGEST and URGE etc etc etc. I have to bite my tongue and let off steam when I hear Australians speak. at the start of your answer to each question I asked, and also your All are irritating and to me, they pigeon-hole the speaker and come across as less intelligent and less confident than they realize or intend. The broadcasters at a local TV newsroom think that sentences end with three periods. Thats a very strange one. THAT new vaccine, THAT plane crash, THAT police shooting its really getting annoying. Others, over exaggerated, more perfect, funner and many more. As a result, my tolerance for vocal tics is definitely lower than it used to be. It infuriates me, especially if NPR is on before my coffee. Or adding the wrong vowels to words for instance making the word food sound more like fewd. Sort of and right came right out of Britain. You missed uh, um, well you know( the three words used together). Bull***t. Its just people being influenced by media influencers (Kardashians) and then copying each other to fit in. Or is this merely habit? Different than makes no sense. No, you are hearing maybe a regional pronunciation. 2001 - 2023 Debbie Grattan Voiceover Talent | Site Map | Privacy Policy. I hear it all of the time especially as I live in a very affluent, lily white area. If I hear this on TV I change the channel. The spaces are inappropriate and create tension for the listener. 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. He recently tweeted, "I've said this before, I'll say it again. It is hard to describe but Ive narrowed it down to when a woman has to tell a story or recount something that has a list of things in it. Hayes, you say right?, but how do I know whether I agree with you or not until you actually make the statement?. . I was actually googling, trying to find if this type of (annoying!) Fly them in and leave them in the outback. This dessert was super easy to make! It sounds so phony . Personally, I have a laundry list of poor speech and grammar pet peeves. Thats my new pet peeve and I wish I knew a way to counsel him on it! For example, when they pronounce the word eight they say eigh-tah just pronouncing the last letter. Also, Im not fond of meme/social media culture creeping into everyday conversation either. Makes me understand why people sometimes get slapped! An interesting one this one. I abhor this glottal stop. For example, talking.with.periods.between.words! But what to do with them then? Omg YES!! Socially, or even professionally, person to person, I dont let them bother me too much. METAPHORICALLY no one? NPR has always kept American dialects and accents out of their reporting, but Vally-Girl seems to be OK. Does anyone say FebRuary without sounding ridiculous? . Im a Southerner but I absolutely hate it. caused your repeated use of the vague term, space, without a specific As opposed to what? 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. Its my second or third. The bulk of revenues coming from programming fees, grants from foundations or business entities, contributions and sponsor-ships. Everyone does this now, it seems, and it drives me nuts ( especially when people start it and only list ONE THInnnnnng and not another). Its 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 its intended delivery. The one Ive noticed the most lately is the one mentioned by Mary N. And of course the extremely annoying vocal fry. 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. whether your repeated use of the term space is conscious, or simply Along with that and many other things mentioned here ive also noticed use of the wrong vowel sounds. Youve covered it all, including the Yes, no stupidity. Its mostly young females, but some young dudes do it as well. I have asked you not to do that! I say something, along the lines of, Thats one way to ensure I dont talk; you dont have to listen to me. Then, I walk away seething, and loathing him more and more. 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!. 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. Some time around the late 90s, early 2000s, it was taken off the graded subjects. Aural homogeneity discourages listeners and future radio-makers who don't fit the mold. Agreed, Debbie! It may have been the one I just quoted. 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. Maybe its the microphones? I absolutely abhor all of the speech patterns/words described here, however my biggest annoyance when it comes to TV voice overs is how extremely patronising and robotic they often sound. Everything and everyone is aMAzing. It is very annoying! When I meet a person under the age of 40 who does not speak in this manner, I am surprised and delighted, and will go out of my way to let them know how much I appreciate their ability to communicate properly. If I.could. When he was starting out, he found editors "strip[ping] away [his] character" by removing vernacular and colloquialisms that felt unique to him. It was the most annoying thing I had ever heard. I love to hear all types of accents, and regional dialects, as long as theyre intelligible. Radio wouldn't have the same energy or be able to cover breaking news if every second was scripted. 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?! context or discernible link to the discussion. I saw it as SORE-ree. I don't think the latter is our goal.". Such as: NO-aahh!, STOP-aahh! If it tickles, don't back off, you're doing it right! I suppose since the rulers of NPR have daughters who all speak like this. Exclusive to Americans are having to include real quick in every sentence and right here or right there But MOST annoying now is one that almost every single woman seems to do now And yes it is women strangely enough. As a mother of 2 teens, I can certainly relate. All Im hearing from this post is a lot of complaining over nothing. 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. walkeen instead of walking. When I hear someone at a store or restaurant say something else instead of Have a good one! I thank them for not being like the rest of the robots. It goes this way. Every time I hear her voice, I immediately reach for the volume and turn it down. Mark, your comments are very well spoken, and I also consider language and ones command and understanding of it to be a sign of class and proper education. thanks for reading and your comment! Its usually when someone is trying to express exasperation or frustration-uh. I use both in different contexts. Its on Noom commercials, too. No, sorry. We have come so far with representing what a diverse world we are in the media. I agree with Angela Brookman, above, in her complaint about people now refusing to pronounce the T sound in words (Im told the phenomenon has a name: T-glottalization), though I take issue with her examples, clarity and poverty. What drives me up a wall is when young people and that is who is doing this now drop the T sound in the middle of a word, such as kitten. They say kih-uhn. And mitten is mih-uhn, and written is wrih-uhn, and so forth. Let me explain this simple thing to you dummies. The first part of the sentence is on a lower pitch and then last word is HIGHerrr, and then the next is back to the first lower and last word is in the MIDDleee , etc. LITERALLY no one? No, thanks. For example youre not just happy to be here today youre SUPER happy. Its super annoying. Corollary: being excited about even the most routine, long-anticipated events, such as the press release I saw last week about a new software upgrade that the developer was super excited to announce. That was actually in the written press release. He has also shortening him and them to em. Sauvignon Sauv in- yoh (silent n) not Sauv in- yawn. Shell draw out her sentences with filler words and phrases such as now this adding in a firm yeah this speak continues with nonsensical words until she brings in another thought. "You have an opportunity as a listener to expand your worldview by hearing all different types of voices," Sanders said. But those persons might find it hard to get a high-paying job. Vocal fry irritates the hell out of me! I cant stand people pronouncing words that end ing like the end with een, i.e. It seems all females under age 35 speak this way. Given NPR's millions of listeners, pleasing each one all the time would be an impossible goal. The sad thing about podcasters is that they have not taken any diction or public speaking classes. Five lines from the bottom, auto correct changed Sanskrit to sandscript. Please shut up!!! how about people who fitty dollars instead of fifty? The number one ear-bleeding one is shtraight down the shtreet there are theesh trees and a shtop shign. Then I went to the gyyyyyym. ? There are plenty of valid points to be made about the speech patterns here, but how many of these comments boil down to, I hate this regional / demographic lingual trend because I cant relate to it ? And, like uptalk, it seems to be used predominantly by female speakers. NPR= National Propaganda Radio Taxpayers should demand their hard earned dollars not be spent on this Lefty Commie Drivel. And the speech pattern that led me to your page is the one Ive observed in the voice overs on virtually all home improvement shows. Seriously, though, get that ignorant, superficial, pseudointellectual sentence-padding out of here. She is one of the favorite voices in the NPR. That happened to Mike Cooper, a voice-over artist who recently stumbled upon his voice being used without his knowledge for AI. Have you got any money, at all. this article was originally conceived after listening to NPR and the annoying patterns heard by those that are supposed to be professional broadcasters. )and the latest affliction.WaitWHAT ??. 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 mean, hello! But even more bothersome is the growing ubiquity of Thank you having me in response to a host or interviewer saying Thank you to a guest at the end of a segment, or even in response to Thank you for joining us at the beginning of their conversation. Ken, can you give some examples regarding Dr. Ford? If the person is on TV, I have to change the channel. In Australia we get really annoyed with well spoken presenters on TV pronouncing t as d, eg very impordant and cute kidden. Yes indeed, these annoying trends are now common to stupid people the world over believe me, mainly most likely due to easier access to media such as world news media, social media, Twitter, Pinterest, Facebook, self obsessed attention seeking wannabe famous so called influencers, etc. People are suddenly emphasizing the wrong syllable in words that end in dent. Misnomer is now used when what is really meant is misconception. These are two different words with different meanings. I forgot about another sentence I hate, Its interrupted cadence. I agree with your comments whole-heartedly, and also wish that more attention be paid in the school environment to identifying and correcting inappropriate speech and speech patterns. I believe they are taught this mode of delivering content. Its not cute. They stay on one pitch primarily and then bounce up to the other pitch (note) on certain words, usually at the end of the sentence or at a comma if it were to be written out. I cant stand when people say I cant even or I just cant with her or some nonsense like that, and they just end it right thereOr when people say YEAH you are with misplaced emphasis. On a personal note, being, English , that is to say, we invented English, therefore, regardless of colour, creed, religion. Is it to have a snippet of time before responding? 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. Epic, etc. Real News (Host): When do you think we can fully re-open schools, 5 days/week? Together with NPR's Training Team, she created a 10-minute voice coaching video, which offers tips to solve common vocal problems. Perhaps its an attempt to prevent them from rushing their sentences. I came here to see if anyone else had noticed that young women are suddenly dropping the T sound in the middle of wordsor if maybe theyd been doing it all along and I only just noticed and am now hearing it everywhere. Guest (author/pundit/wannabe politician): Sure, so, moving forward, we obviously want to first see what reopening would look like, then secure the strategic infrastructure to sort of make that happen in this space (apparent reference to safe space). Ah. Duffin said she notices if she sounds "too throaty or gravely" while recording. My purpose in searching phrases that led me here was the very annoying yeah, no or visa versa. On one news page I saw it used in four different headlines at the same time. Speaking to NPR's Code Switch on his thoughts, he said, "Without being directly told, people like me learn that our way of speaking isn't professional, and you start to imitate the standard or even hide the distinctive features of your own voice. Has anyone experienced this verbal hostage taking? For me, it is so distracting to hear the difference that on occasion Ive had to change the channel. Thank you so much, Debbie and Baz! At one point in the history of the English language, you was the *plural* second-person pronoun, and thou was singular. I appreciate your attention to the proper usage of the English, especially since its NOT your native language, and the respect you hold for it. Its definitely annoying! I blame social media and non-parenting. It is not just annoying, it sounds absolutely ridiculous. I stand self-corrected. Ive only been annoyed once by the over use of the word like. That reminds me of a form of uptalk, but also theres a thing I notice where a person will have two pitches in their speech. I thought that I was the only person who had picked up on the stuDENT pronunciation. Why, just why? https://youtu.be/gGEit7Fg9HU. I am so tired of women trying to sound like little girls and drawing out their s sounds. Person 1: I went to a concert yesterday and it was very entertaining! I think, that new forms of expression are good because language is alive and new inventions created new vocabulary as well. Nothing new! Endlessly irritating to me and I agree, it does sound affected. Recent research into vocal fry suggests that women do indeed have a tougher go of it than men when their voices slip into a lower register. Like things like like because its just, like, beyond ubiquitous and you already know about it. I've said this before, I'll say it again. Its the teacher and college professors that are spreading this annoying trend. Voice. A new one Ive just started noticing on a local radio interview, and from my husband (ugh) is accentuating the word to and a pause. Having a predilection for languages & words, combined with being a professional presenter for most of life, my ear is sensitive to all uses of phrasology; blue, high tone, trends, slang, group ID, annoying & more. The pervasive use of hypophora, mostly in spoken media, is more than annoying to me! The one Im most sick of hearing and seeing is OMG.its 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. My aversion to imbecile-generated sounds has made me reconsider certain career paths. The biggest one that I hear it in is when celebrities say singer. I actually literally sat down. I like to respond: as opposed to figuratively sat down, I suppose. But here is the one trend that makes every cell in my body burst: It is when (perhaps two trends, but related), for example, a writer or announcer will state there are two reasons for situation X. the first is Y. I dont know how these people get voice over jobs and why anyone would use them. Not sure what thats called, maybe we should invent a name for it . I first heard this on a Dove commercial. I really enjoy everyones comments and insights! The sht thing I noticed way before Michelle Obama, which is sad because she is otherwise very well spoken. The best example is stuDENT. Politicians and reporters insist on saying Look before spewing a profound statement. I see it in newscasts all the time being used by educated people. Charlotte, dropping the g has been around since I was a young teen, in the early 70s. Im happy to continue commenting as required, as Ive plenty more to say on the subject! i agree, it drives me insane , they sound like 4 year olds. 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