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To: Gaffer

The high rising terminal (HRT), also known as rising inflection, upspeak, uptalk, or high rising intonation (HRI), is a feature of some variants of English where declarative sentences can end with a rising pitch similar to that typically found in yes–no questions. HRT has been claimed to be especially common among younger speakers and women.

Media in Australia, Britain, and the United States have negatively portrayed the usage of HRT, claiming that its use exhibits a speaker’s insecurities about the statement and undermines effective speaking.


8 posted on 12/15/2024 7:40:50 PM PST by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s² )
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To: DoodleBob

In short, it makes the speaker sound stupid.


11 posted on 12/15/2024 7:50:04 PM PST by TigersEye (If you voted for Kamala you're a squirrel murdering communist!)
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To: DoodleBob

In addition to the severe HRT, she has the very bad habit of saying “we” as if what she’s saying is confirmed among many instead of just in her own little mind.

Her “can’t let go” issues are very strong. She probably was counting a whole lot on moving into the VP residence and ACTUALLY getting out into the Democrat power society and meeting young people who wanted to meet and be friends because of what her new ‘status’ would be.


19 posted on 12/16/2024 2:18:51 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: DoodleBob

Like that annoying girl in the jacuzzi bath remodel commercials.


23 posted on 12/16/2024 6:25:53 AM PST by waterhill (I Believe! Eph. 5:11. God Bless Israel.)
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