2006-12-01 09:00:29 · 19 answers · asked by friendly_quietkind 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
I did a thesis on this in college. This phenomena is not unique to the UK, we have it here in the United States too. It is most common among children, teens and young adults.
It is believed that making a statement that sounds like a question is a sign that people suffer from low esteem. They are not sure if what they are saying is correct, and they question it themselves, so it comes out sounding like a question.
The other theory is that when people are trying to explain, they are not sure you understand what you are saying, so again, it comes out sounding like a question. This is all just in a nutshell, but hopefully it explains why. Good Question!
2006-12-01 09:09:50 · answer #1 · answered by Rosebee 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Australia is a colony of England, in the old days the English would send their criminals to Australia, so Australians except for the Aborigines(natives of Australia) speak more like the English,not the other way around.
2006-12-01 09:35:22 · answer #2 · answered by fenian1916 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called a rising inflection, and I think you'll find it's not all British people that are doing it, it's just the english. The Scots, Northern Irish, and Welsh don't do it. The Australians picked it up from the indiginous aboriginal people, and the english picked it up from "home and away"
2006-12-01 09:17:26 · answer #3 · answered by _______ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is the influence of Ausie soap operas, neighbours has been running for about 400 years now, or at least it seems like it, of course as soon as that is finished, there's bladdy Home and Away on the ather soide, isn't it?
Crack us open a few tinnies and stoke up the barby - OK, Skippy, I'll droive.
2006-12-01 09:29:37 · answer #4 · answered by alexinscarborough 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ah yes, the infamous uprising endings. It is the language of Neighbours, Home and Away and Buffy the Vampire Slayer I'm afraid. You'll find it's young people doing it. They should be forced into elocution lessons and horse-whipped through the streets of Canterbury. That'll teach 'em.
2006-12-01 09:05:11 · answer #5 · answered by prakdrive 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because imitation is the sincerest form of flattery?
That's my statement?
2006-12-01 11:53:49 · answer #6 · answered by renclrk 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ha ha I recently ditched a guy for this reason alone. It drove me insane to listen to him speaking? He was like, totally like this? And finished every sentence with "I guess". Idiot.
2006-12-01 09:12:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know, but my Canadian friends have been doing it a long time (so have girls from California, for some reason).
2006-12-01 09:08:45 · answer #8 · answered by Joe L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They watch too many OZZY soaps
2006-12-01 09:03:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes.. it's bloomin' awfuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuul? (nearest I could make a high pitch sound;-)
2006-12-01 09:06:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋