Their voice goes up at the end, as if everything's a question even when it isn't? I bet your'e doin' it in your mind right now, huh? Ha-ha!
Seriously, I want to squeeze them till they REALLY hit a high note!!
2006-06-23 08:55:25 · 22 answers · asked by garayfive 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I'm in my 50s and this sort of inflection was rarely heard before maybe the mid 1980s. Until then, it was pretty much associated with "Valley Girl" speaking style. And yeah, it's confusing and annoying. I find myself constantly asking "Was that a question or a statement?"
2006-06-23 09:00:01 · answer #1 · answered by kill_yr_television 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First of all, everyone does this at the end of a yes-no question. So surely it couldn't be the use of this pitch rise in questions that you have a problem with.
Actually, using high rising pitch at the end of a declarative sentence is used by people of both genders, across different dialects of English. Some people do it more than others, but it's a pretty well-documented phenomenon. I wonder if you might discover yourself doing it if you tape-recorded yourself talking. I have personally done one research study on this phenomenon, and I have read about others.
So, there's nothing unusual or bad about it.
2006-06-27 06:54:57 · answer #2 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
TOTALLY!!! Just wait until you're old enough to go away to college (I'm guessing you are what 17?) and you live in a dormitory surrounded by HUNDREDS of these squeaky, shrill, high voices with no escape!!!! Makes you wanna stick your head in the oven and turn it on broil. God, I'm glad that's over!
Thanks for reminding me what that was like (NOT).
2006-06-24 13:11:57 · answer #3 · answered by Zippy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the best way to deal w/ that is to respond to every statement as if they really asking questions. eventually they'll catch on if not, you'll get a good laugh anyway. i hate that too. so every time someone does it, i just keep saying: yes, uh-huh,really,etc. then i start saying no. for example they'll say, " i saw my friends?'' and i'll say no u didn't. its the look of confusion on their faces is priceless!
2006-06-23 13:39:12 · answer #4 · answered by ~it's me~ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really was doing that in my mind as I was reading your question so I could figure out what you were talking about.
I dont know why girls do that - I guess they think it makes them sounds cute. But in all reality, it makes them sound like total ditzes.
2006-06-23 08:59:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, as a matter of fact i do hate that. but i found a simple cure for it... there is a reason that humans are flammable, and if a person is too busy screaming from being on fire they cant very well ask questions :)
2006-06-23 09:00:51 · answer #6 · answered by Dan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
And if you try to make fun of them by copying them they have no clue. It's like they went to a big party and overdosed on helium balloons...
2006-06-23 08:59:22 · answer #7 · answered by curiousgeorgey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES!
I have a cousin-in-law, in her fifties, who deliberately talks in a little girl voice. Drives me crazy.
2006-06-23 09:01:14 · answer #8 · answered by Catowner 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ye i have a girl in my class who whines and it just goes right through my head i cant stand her i try my best to avoid her
2006-06-23 09:02:58 · answer #9 · answered by Dumb B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh yeah. It makes me wish I could slap the crap out of them.
2006-06-23 08:58:51 · answer #10 · answered by Leon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋