Re:U.S. labor agency investigating two complaints from Apple...
by HPsquared on Friday September 03, 2021 @05:14AM
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It's even more obvious/annoying if you speak one of the many languages where the only way to ask a question is to raise pitch at the end of a statement.
The vocal uptilt --at least in common native-English dialects-- turns statements into questions, and/or indicates that the speaker seeks agreement or approval from the listener. Do it here and there and it's no problem. Do it for every sentence and it's very off-putting, and distracts from the content itself.
It's not radically different advice from not saying Umm every two words, not mumbling/eating half your sentence, not talking to a room in a whisper, etc.