Or maybe you just hear it that way.
Thank D_g up-speak seems to be dying away.
Ever notice that people who don’t open their eyes haven’t got a clue what they’re doing?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_rising_terminal
Rising intonation. A part of life in areas of Minnesota and the Dakotas. I’ve been told my Scandinavian ancestors are to blame…eh?
Punch line is bungled, since the two things he says ARE questions and DO warrant that rising inflection. A more on-point version would be: “So there’s a woman at work? And she turns every sentence into a question? And it’s contagious?”
I don’t know why, or how, females are taught to speak with frequency changes mid-word. I find it annoying and call it yodeling.
Stuart Carlson
BE THIS GUY about 6 years ago
Or maybe you just hear it that way.
Nyckname about 6 years ago
Thank D_g up-speak seems to be dying away.
Stevefk about 6 years ago
Ever notice that people who don’t open their eyes haven’t got a clue what they’re doing?
don.fitzsimons about 6 years ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_rising_terminal
rhpii about 6 years ago
Rising intonation. A part of life in areas of Minnesota and the Dakotas. I’ve been told my Scandinavian ancestors are to blame…eh?
bthrock about 6 years ago
Punch line is bungled, since the two things he says ARE questions and DO warrant that rising inflection. A more on-point version would be: “So there’s a woman at work? And she turns every sentence into a question? And it’s contagious?”
Hippogriff about 6 years ago
I don’t know why, or how, females are taught to speak with frequency changes mid-word. I find it annoying and call it yodeling.