There’s this trend? I’m sure you’ve noticed it? Maybe not? But it used to be exclusive to 14-year-old-girls? And it’s becoming a lot more prevalent than it used to be?

I’m referring to uptalk? Which is also called high rising terminal? Where it seems like almost every sentence in a person’s vocabulary is spoken as a question? Even if it’s not?

What’s most disturbing about this trend is that people who really ought to know better are speaking in uptalk? I’m talking about professionals in the workplace?

Uptalk is insidious? Because it’s human nature that if everyone else around you is speaking in uptalk, you’re going to start speaking in uptalk, too? But you shouldn’t? Especially in work situations? Because uptalk makes you sound like you’re not sure about what you’re saying? Like there might be other, better ways? But you’re just putting it out there? And shouldn’t you know better anyway? I mean, like, you should be saying, not asking?

I’m just saying. You know. Putting it out there.

This entry was posted on Monday, February 19th, 2007 at 8:50 am and is filed under This 'n' That.