Upspeak and vocal grind are two common speech patterns that get under my skin. It’s somewhat new, in that a lot of young adults are guilty of this. I call upspeak arbitrary question mark placement.
Some people have driven me slightly mad with it, I’ll have to admit.
NPR’s Fresh Air had a great show on this, if you care to look it up.
Upspeak and vocal grind are two common speech patterns that get under my skin. It’s somewhat new, in that a lot of young adults are guilty of this. I call upspeak arbitrary question mark placement.
Some people have driven me slightly mad with it, I’ll have to admit.
NPR’s Fresh Air had a great show on this, if you care to look it up.