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Re:U.S. labor agency investigating two complaints from Apple... by khazhoux on Friday September 03, 2021 @02:10AM (#28400946)
I'm not talking about bullshitty Power Speaker polish.

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.

Re:U.S. labor agency investigating two complaints from Apple... by HPsquared on Friday September 03, 2021 @05:14AM (#28402007)
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.
Re:U.S. labor agency investigating two complaints from Apple... by op00to on Friday September 03, 2021 @05:56AM (#28402260)
This article refers to the US, both English and Spanish have “question words”.
Re:U.S. labor agency investigating two complaints from Apple... by junon on Friday September 03, 2021 @06:26AM (#28402418)
Yes, but making a statement with an upward inflection generally indicates you wish for validation of the statement by others.