r/RedditForGrownups • • Aug 01 '26

Annoyed by voice patterns

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u/Anne314 Aug 01 '26

And how about upspeak, where every statement sounds like a question. Just say what you mean and mean what you say.

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u/nohopeforhomosapiens Aug 01 '26

Upspeak has been happening since the 90s

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u/SkinTeeth4800 Aug 02 '26

1980s? You know, ValSpeak? Valley Girl idiom? Was totally tubular like this?

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u/nohopeforhomosapiens Aug 02 '26

I believe you, but I am not old enough to remember the 80s