when did this become a thing?
― Patriarchy Oppression Machine (history mayne), Friday, 8 January 2010 10:31 (fifteen years ago)
Do you mean uptalking? Or something different?
― Bill A, Friday, 8 January 2010 10:33 (fifteen years ago)
not the aus/nz making it a question thing -- a more specific thing for comic effect.
― Patriarchy Oppression Machine (history mayne), Friday, 8 January 2010 10:34 (fifteen years ago)
Like when Stewie's taking the piss out of Brian's novel you mean?
― Shart Habit to Break (Noodle Vague), Friday, 8 January 2010 10:35 (fifteen years ago)
no, more up and down.
― Patriarchy Oppression Machine (history mayne), Friday, 8 January 2010 10:39 (fifteen years ago)
Not reached Hull yet apparently.
― Shart Habit to Break (Noodle Vague), Friday, 8 January 2010 10:42 (fifteen years ago)
Reorting frm NZ, we don't do that
― The reverse TARDIS of pasta (Niles Caulder), Friday, 8 January 2010 10:58 (fifteen years ago)
Hmm. I call that the 'Ms Dynamite' voice - really needs another label - there's drawling and up-talking; 'right' sounds like 'rahhhhhht'. A tiny bit of American affect.
― keyser (suzy), Friday, 8 January 2010 11:00 (fifteen years ago)
not heard this, can someone post an example?
― Not a reactionary git, just an idiot. (darraghmac), Friday, 8 January 2010 11:00 (fifteen years ago)
raaaaaaaandy, the deliberately unfunny comedian guy played by aziz ansari in 'funny people', does it a lot.
heard irl people and tv presenters do it too though.
― Patriarchy Oppression Machine (history mayne), Friday, 8 January 2010 11:07 (fifteen years ago)
Miquita Oliver talks like this. Have to admit this type of speech seems, to my ears, more prevalent in girls.
― keyser (suzy), Friday, 8 January 2010 11:36 (fifteen years ago)