03-19-2022, 03:28 PM
(03-19-2022, 02:42 PM)BengalsRocker Wrote: My annoyance is with pronunciation.
When people don't say the "t" in words.
Examples: Impor(t)ant, moun(t)ain, bea(t)en.
Especially when it's someone in professional media.
I've heard it on regular news broadcasts.
One day I was listening to a sports program on XM and these guys kept saying "Already bea(t)en by the Ti(t)ans" over and over.
I had to change the channel.
This reminds me of a speaking nuance I typically only see in younger professionals (think fresh out of college) where they end every sentence in a way where it sounds like they are asking a question. Meaning they raise their inflection of the last word in the sentence. So they could say an entire sentence normally except for that last word and it suddenly sounds like they're asking a question.
This is called "upspeak/uptalk" and it makes me hate my life for however long that person has to talk.
The worst part is it's not really something you can coach them on without sounding like an asshole.
