I know what you are referring to. And i HATE it. I especially hate the way they end declarative sentences with an upward inflection as though it was a question.
And when boys talk that way, i just think they are probably gay.
>>>>> I especially hate the way they end declarative sentences with an upward inflection as though it was a question. <<<<<<<
Yes, that’s another component of this phenomenon. It rilly is^^^^? You know?
I’m curious about it because there seems to be an entire worldview underlying this affectation, and it seems to be a world which is spoiled, bratty, ditzy, self-centered, little-girlish, and (as Meghan well demonstrates) proudly ignorant.
“I have very strong opinions about things I rilly don’t understand?”
Anyway it is very annoying and I’m vaguely curious about why any late-adolescent would adopt it; where they learn it; who do they model; when do you drop it; does anyone comment on it; etc etc.