since when does every single sentence people speak, whether it's a question or not, have to end with the voice going UP as if it is a question (when it's not) or they are unsure of themselves?
this is happening more and more and is pretty much considered normal now.
does anyone else find it very irritating?
NOTE just for parakeet:
hmmm.... no punctuation at all... i'll draw my own conclusions.
desperatehw
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It is mildly irritating. I think it is an attention getting device. People do it who are used to being ignored. Asking a question often gets an answer, the listener's ears perk up. That is why it is annoying because you perk your ears up for nothing.
mj
Too funny..
Now that you mentioned it.... Actually, I have noticed a fad of mostly women who if asked a question will answer with a affirmative of; Example: "I will, or I do, etc. etc." The tone of voice is much higher. It is annoying and believe me I will never add this to my way of speaking... Its a fad and as soon as every "Step ford" wife,Movie Star, College kid, and the Copycats,,,,figure out they are parroting each other in this new habit of speach, it too will end!!!!!!!Hurray hurray.. At first I thought it was cute.. really sweet... (barf) but then when I heard several actors (men and women) on the late night talk shows all speaking in the same tone and two word answers, I realized that there was an epidemic out there...
How stupid is that? It seems to have stopped some .. oh well.
Professor Snugglesworth
I think TomK is entirely correct. They're afraid to make statements and take a stand on "this is what I say". It's the same reason they end all typing with lol, haha, etc.
It's VERY annoying. Even my mother is starting to speak that way. She has a lot of "y'know?"s and "like"s, but is just starting the upward lilt. It's especially bad because she's in her late 50s!
Angel
I must say this is a very Australian thing.
I don't hear this in the UK much. I do think is a bit irritating mostly because I can't tell if its a question or not. I guess its not the same if you are Australian.
It's not normal to make everything sound like a question.
Tom K
It is a sign of doubt and insecurity and is done by people seeking approval. They are afraid to make a statement, so turn it into a question and thereby put the responsibility on the responder.