Posted by guillermo maynez
on 19/12/2011, 10:47:39, in reply to "Re: Your less favourite word"
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I don't have a strong dislike against any particular word in English, but in Spanish I have many. It would, of course, be hard to explain it to you. By the way, I have noticed the vocal fry, as well as the uptick at the end of sentences. Both very annoying.
--Previous Message--
: Why "potluck"? Are you tired of casseroles?
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: I have nothing against the word itself, but I wouldn't
: mind not hearing "like" for a while,
: especially from people under 40 who use it to mean
: "said" as in: "And I'm like, 'Dude!'
: and he's like 'Huh?' and I'm like..."
:
: This is only slightly related to your topic, but there
: was an interesting piece on the news lately about a
: phenomenon called "vocal fry" which is
: common among young women, particularly college
: undergraduates. Here is a short article that explains
: it. Listen to the podcast audio track for an example.
: http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=a-quirk-of-speech-may-become-a-new-11-12-17
:
: Yesterday we hosted a Christmas dinner at my house for
: my relatives, including two sisters who are my nieces,
: one a graduate student, the other an undergraduate.
: They are both drama majors from an identical academic
: environment. The undergraduate exhibited a tendency to
: vocal fry, exactly as described in the article; the
: graduate student did not. Fascinating.
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: --Previous Message--
: If you were to be granted the absence of one word, a
: word that you would have the privilege of not hearing
: within year 2012 (or for the rest of your life, for
: that matter), which word would you choose?
:
: Mine would be: potluck
:
: What would yours be?
:
: I wish the ReadLiterati a Merry Christmas and a
: Peaceful Holiday Season.
:
: Lale
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