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To me, valley girl was a vapid, airhead kind of speaking. This vocal fry has more of a snooty elitist kind of feeling.

I agree, they don't sound alike at all to me. Vocal fry has this gravely thing in the throat going on. Chelsea Clinton talks with vocal fry in her voice.

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There is an audio here that demonstrates “vocal fry.” http://news.sciencemag.org/social-sciences/2011/12/vocal-fry-creeping-u.s.-speech?ref=hp