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That idiotic pattern of speech named Uptalk or Upward inflection

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Post by Calypso Jones Fri Apr 26, 2024 11:36 am

And you KNOW what i mean. I want to punch that person in the throat.

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Post by Keith Fri Apr 26, 2024 12:20 pm

Yeah, I've noticed quite a few people (of all age groups) talking that way in recent years, but I didn't know there was a name for it. I'm not really bothered by it, as long as I can still understand what they're saying.
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Post by Calypso Jones Fri Apr 26, 2024 12:53 pm

Here's another pattern. some people find it annoying.
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Post by Casey Jones Fri Apr 26, 2024 9:44 pm

The Valley GIRL syndrome? It, like, uh, is how we TALK, duh?

It shows our CLASS? And that, even if we're really old, like forty? we're still you know, like, young, you know?

Like, Taylor Lorenz does it perfectly?
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