Men who upspeak
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Anonymous
| My late twenties dh upspeaks!!! It started recently I think. It's awful! |
Anonymous
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And what is that, pray? |
Anonymous
| "The high rising terminal (HRT), also known as upspeak, uptalk, rising inflection, or high rising intonation (HRI), is a feature of some accents of English where declarative sentences are uttered with rising-pitch intonation." |
Anonymous
| Like asking a question? |
Anonymous
| Is he from Wisconsin? |
Anonymous
| Oh, dear. Please tell him. |
Anonymous
| SAY IT WITCHA CHEST!!! |
Anonymous
| I know..right? |
Anonymous
| It's like a mild valley girl way of talking. Like when you are chatting with your besties over wine. |
Anonymous
| Sounds totally fine, nothing wrong with it. |
Anonymous
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Yuck. I hate it in women. Can't imagine in a man.
Speech therapy can reduce this. |
Anonymous
| So one time, in band camp? |
Anonymous
LOL! |
Anonymous
LOL |
Anonymous
| Yeah, it's not good. But I'll take up speak any day over a vocal gravel. |