Are Australian Soaps to blame?
2006-11-23 01:39:02 · 18 answers · asked by Mr Crusty 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Thanks Scotty...at least someone knows what I meant!
2006-11-23 01:43:34 · update #1
Yes, it's the upward inflection at the end of sentences especially amongst younger people. Drives you mad !
2006-11-23 01:42:38 · answer #1 · answered by Scotty 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes. It's interesting, isn't it? It's probably due to the Australian influence, as already suggested. However, English is the most diverse and adaptable language in the world. That is why it is spoken in aviation, engineering, commerce, etc. throughout the world. It can be corrupted, modified or even turned into shorthand (text messaging) and still be understood. New words can be added by common usage (floppy disk, etc.) that are not so easily introduced into more formal languages.
I think it is generally a good thing when the language moves with time.
2006-11-23 10:05:18 · answer #2 · answered by bacteria4eva 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This (uptalking) has been inherited from the US (and to a lesser extent Australia), where it's most prevalent - particularly LA and the Valley. It's also a sign that the speaker isn't particularly confident in what they're saying, as everything sounds like a question, so there's no convinction in what they're saying.
2006-11-23 09:47:56 · answer #3 · answered by Captain Flaps 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
People have been complaining about this for at least a hundred years. I wonder if it goes in cycles, every other generation or something, in which case it is only probably a fashion and not that we are all seeking reassurance from each other, though it could be that too.
2006-11-23 10:05:07 · answer #4 · answered by checkmate 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Too much TV? American cartoons, children's TV programmes and films? Australian soaps? I'm sure I've missed something out? Hope you get the answer to your question? Hope this helps? Good luck?
2006-11-26 16:42:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I haven't noticed this among British people, but the Australians
seem to have a rising inflection at the end of their sentences.
Younger Americans tend to use this speech pattern as well, and I think teen movies serve to reinforce this peculiar cadence.
2006-11-23 10:53:22 · answer #6 · answered by True Blue 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's assumed to be the case; people who are far cleverer than me (difficult to imagine, I know!) say it started on the West Coast of the US or in New Zealand.
I think it shows a lack of conviction in what you're saying; you're pushing to see if the other person thinks your points are valid, or even to make them join in the conversation (hearing a questioning tone implies that an answer is required, regardless of what the inital staement is).
2006-11-23 09:48:26 · answer #7 · answered by Maverick 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are indeed.The inflections in the Aussie accent have influenced a whole generation since the start of regular broadcasting over here.
2006-11-23 09:44:29 · answer #8 · answered by mikey31 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2006-11-23 09:49:58 · answer #9 · answered by DemoDicky 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
not sure if its the soaps that are to blame but it drives me mad!!
why do people do it, my friend who is 53!!! has suddenly started talking like this aaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh
what are they trying to mimic exactly
they should talk proper like we do lol
2006-11-24 04:25:08 · answer #10 · answered by ♥gigi♥ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋