People that finish every sentence with a rising intonation?

cyberhog

Also Known As: high-rising terminals (HRT), Up-Talk, or the "Moronic interrogative"

Expressed in text it might go something like this:

"What is you favourite colour?"

"My favourite colour is orange?"

"Thank you. Now stand still while I blow your brains out?"

It seems to be mainly a female problem. My sister spent a year in New Zealand and acquired this infuriating "baby pooped her pants" style of speech.

For those thinking of travelling down under this summer just be careful of who you converse with, as you too, may fall prey, without notice this is happening to you.


http://www.ihatepresentations.com/?p=1646

Lurching

Guilty as charged,
Living in Sydney! Its unavoidable.

Alot of people get it on the phone when it's a serious call.

TeddyTedson

Do you know what it is yet?

BaronVon

My mate came home from Oz talking like this. Every time he does it I punch him, he'll stop eventually....

opinion guy

Its a regional variation/accent ?

Entire countries speak this way ?

Whats your problem - why so intolerant ?

Lurching

If Eddie Irvine can get away with it, so can I!

bonerm

Bearded wordsmith Rory McGrath called it "moronic interrogative"

pickarooney

Thanks for helping out those of us who can't read as far as the end of the first line in the thread.

bonerm

pickarooney wrote: »

Thanks for helping out those of us who can't read as far as the end of the first line in the thread.

You're welcome.

old_aussie

I wonce bought a light globe

Pherekydes

My two teenage daughters do it? They've never been to Australia? It comes from watching ****e on TV?

Happy Easter, everyone?

Poor Craythur

I always thinks it makes the speaker seem rather insecure, like they are looking for approval for every utterance they make.

And yes, Aussies are the champions of up-speak.

TeddyTedson

Pherekydes wrote: »

My two teenage daughters do it? They've never been to Australia? It comes from watching ****e on TV?

Happy Easter, everyone?

After seeing your location I'm guessing you're talking about the Jedwards?:pac::P

old_aussie

cyberhog wrote: »

Also Known As: high-rising terminals (HRT), Up-Talk, or the "Moronic interrogative"

Expressed in text it might go something like this:

"What is you favourite colour?"

"My favourite colour is orange?"

"Thank you. Now stand still while I blow your brains out?"

It seems to be mainly a female problem. My sister spent a year in New Zealand and acquired this infuriating "baby pooped her pants" style of speech.

For those thinking of travelling down under this summer just be careful of who you converse with, as you too, may fall prey, without notice this is happening to you.


http://www.ihatepresentations.com/?p=1646

Sounds like your a master of "Up-Talk"

From the link........

It’s maddening, and it infests everyone exposed to this voice with doubt, unease, and irritation. It screams amateur when used in formal presentations. It cries out: “I don’t know what I’m talking about here . . . I just memorized a series of sentences and I’m spitting them out now in this stupid presentation.”

That seems like how you're talking.

I wonce bought a light globe

m@cc@

Predator_

bimbo middle class girls do it, watching too much American trash .

WindSock

It shirks responsability from the user. I hate when someone tells their name with it. As if they aren't sure.

Caoimhín

Drives me flippin nuts.

Pherekydes

TeddyTedson wrote: »

After seeing your location I'm guessing you're talking about the Jedwards?:pac::P

Em, the Jedwards are male? My daughters are female? The clue is in the adjective?

If you're implying that my daughters watch Jedwards, just no?

Fcuk it, look what you've started me doing?

Captain Darling

I'm Ron Burgundy?

Son Of A Vidic

Lurching wrote: »

Guilty as charged,
Living in Sydney! Its unavoidable.

The Aussies are the masters at it alright. You also hear it a lot on some of the TV news channels. Very irritating to listen to and have sufferers no concept of how stupid they sound?

St.Spodo

I know a fella that does something like this. Everything sounds like a question with him. You'd think he was from California. I wish he was dead.

El_Dangeroso

Gah! It's so annoying. When I lived in Australia no one could understand me unless I ended every sentence in a upward inflection? Also I had to pronounce butter 'Budda' or else I would just get a look like I was speaking Swahili.

Stupid country.

mike65

You see it a lot in the written form on boards, which is ending a statement with a pointless question mark in a thread title.

Cormac2791

I get the piss ripped outta me for it, apparently there's a hint of it in the northern accent!!?

Cianos

Can't stand the Australian accent :mad:

take everything

mike65 wrote: »

You see it a lot in the written form on boards, which is ending a statement with a pointless question mark in a thread title.

The "scumbag level rising" OP is full of them.