Picture This!: Upspeak Makes Me Cringe...Sound like Someone You've Heard Lately?

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Tuesday, October 2, 2018

Upspeak Makes Me Cringe...Sound like Someone You've Heard Lately?

Does this sound like someone you've heard recently? It's called upspeak.... Per Wikipedia, upspeak is most common among American and Australian speakers of English and entails a rising intonation at the end of any and all utterances. In other words, upspeak (also known as uptalk, rising inflection,... Sign in to see full entry.

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