catesta Posted June 29, 2015 Report Posted June 29, 2015 I had no idea there was such a definition. According to Wikipedia this is also known as upspeak, uptalk, rising inflection or high rising intonation.This shit has been irritating me for years but yesterday while watching TV I really took notice of how common it has become. I always referred to it as ending the sentence on an up. Almost like a question is being asked even though there is no real question."So I opened the oven and took the meatloaf OUT" The pitch in the voice gets higher as if the speaker is saying it with some kind of uncertainty. Am I the only one bothered by this? (You can read this post ending each sentence on an up if it doesn't) Quote
paul secor Posted June 29, 2015 Report Posted June 29, 2015 It drives me nuts. I always thought that it originated with valley girl talk, but I could be wrong.And sometimes there's not a thing wrong with being an old fart. Quote
catesta Posted June 29, 2015 Author Report Posted June 29, 2015 I hear you Chuck. To make matters worse though, some of the people doing this are not always young.Farts ending on the up are totally acceptable as long as we're not talking about people. Quote
JSngry Posted June 30, 2015 Report Posted June 30, 2015 Not necessarily irritating in and of itself for me, I think it's a great toy when used with intent, but tell me this - when did grownass women start talking like ignuntass little girls, in other words, when did sounding like a Karhdashian become something other than a mockery-laden celebration of fuquitousness? That's the shit that's driving me crazy. Hell, men are starting to do it now too, taking all the bass out of their voice, acting all servile and non-threatening just saying hello and shit, goddam peoples, ADULTIFY! Quote
Scott Dolan Posted June 30, 2015 Report Posted June 30, 2015 I'll nominate that as the most disingenuous post in the history of the intertubes. The person who plays fast and loose with the English language while employing dime store philosophy with the fervor of a street corner preacher condemning those who speak their own cultureless patois? Um, OK... Quote
Scott Dolan Posted June 30, 2015 Report Posted June 30, 2015 Are you related to a Kardashian?I hope not. Unless I'm in one of their wills. Quote
BillF Posted June 30, 2015 Report Posted June 30, 2015 Always knew it as uptalk, said to be long established in Australian English. Its arrival here about 25 years ago has been attributed to the popularity among certain age groups of the Australian TV soap opera Neighbours. Quote
Scott Dolan Posted June 30, 2015 Report Posted June 30, 2015 (edited) Does anyone know of a sample video of this style? For the life of me I can't figure out how it goes, even with the example given in the OP. Edited June 30, 2015 by Scott Dolan Quote
BillF Posted June 30, 2015 Report Posted June 30, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPZMy_JWsOU Quote
Scott Dolan Posted June 30, 2015 Report Posted June 30, 2015 Oh! Ok, I've definitely heard that before. Almost has a condescending note to it. Quote
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