...to find 'upspeak' intensely annoying?

[garliclover]

Because it makes young people sound, like, really unsure of themselves? And, like, really quite thick?

I find it particularly annoying and depressing that teenage girls are the worst culprits: it makes even intelligent young women sound shallow, and quite frankly, inarticulate.

The other depressing thing is that it seems to be infecting much younger children, and most worryingly, even older generations who should know better!

Rant over.

People who do uptalk have no personality of their own. They feel the need to copy everyone else doing it. Why?....It's like OMG..everyone says it. Facepalm....clasping hand accross face tightly. Why???

Ooold thread.

I believe that linguists have established that, rather than questioning intonation being used because the speaker is unsure of themselves, it's frequently the opposite: dominant speakers often use it as a way of saying "I'm speaking and pitching what I'm say as though I may ask you a question at any monent as a way of making sure I have your attention, because you should be paying attention to what I say."

I'm unfussed about how people speak generally, to be honest. If I can understand what you say then that's communication serving its purpose.

It's what happens to the English accent when it's combined with positivity, yeah?

You only get to express it at the end of a sentence, ok? As the result of the syntax is so emotionless, you see?

Gamerchick...oool thread or not ooool thread. People do it and it is still annoying. Has to stop. Pisses me right off.

Can everyone please stop making a statement sound like a question. Let's stop it as from today..29th July 2017....I never do it so No one else should.

Rising intonation like in Spanish?

Someone phoned me up saying I work.at such a place...I said...Why are you not sure where you work?...She said it as a question. Go ask a colleague if you're not sure where you work or not sure what your name is...