Are they trying to copy their role models from Australian Soaps?
2007-02-02 20:04:30 · 13 answers · asked by JR 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Insecurity, They're worried no-one is really listening to them so If they make it sound like a question, they hope to be sure to get a response.
2007-02-02 21:13:43 · answer #1 · answered by checkmate 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It definitely comes from the way the Australians talk. It's that inflection at the end of every sentence. My sister has started to use it and I find it very irritating!
2007-02-02 20:18:42 · answer #2 · answered by ☞H.Potter☜ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes? It's a feature of the Australian dialect? When my daughter came home late from school in Hong Kong, I asked where she has been. She answered, 'We went to Stanley Market?' 'Well you should know,' was my reply, 'and you were with Debbie.' (An Australian friend). She answered. 'Yeah?'.
2007-02-02 20:12:58 · answer #3 · answered by cymry3jones 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drives me crazy. My daughters friend was over and every statement was a whiney question. I had heard this type of talk before, and it seems to come mostly from women.
2015-07-16 09:00:08 · answer #4 · answered by Tired 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you have nailed it, here, lol
The aussies inflect their sentences differently to the brits and it SOUNDS like they are asking questions when they aren't. It's a 'meme' spreading around in Dawkins words.
2007-02-02 21:03:39 · answer #5 · answered by steveb9458 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm... why do you think some people sound like they are asking a question every time they talk?
lol
2007-02-02 20:13:16 · answer #6 · answered by Seamless Melody 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Becuase they are tortured by elves if they don't do it. i was made to fellate a goblin when I tried to revert back to the usual idiomatic speech patterns.
2007-02-02 23:13:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
because thats how aussies talk and every 1 trys to sound like them in uk
2007-02-02 20:07:02 · answer #8 · answered by smart arse 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the southern US, everybody talks like that.
2007-02-02 20:08:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a sign of insecurity - seeking approval.
2007-02-02 20:09:08 · answer #10 · answered by LillyB 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋