19 Aug 2017

Sentence intonation - NOT amateur radio

Have you noticed that younger people tend to go up at the end of a sentence? It rarely fails: if a sentence goes up at the end then the person saying it is probably under 30 years old, like. 😉

2 comments:

  1. I have noticed a recent trend in people beginning sentences (in written contexts - online forums, etc.) with the word "So" when the word is completely unnecessary. Now that I've mentioned it, you may start to notice it too.

    Like here:
    http://www.eham.net/ehamforum/smf/index.php/topic,116279.0.html

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  2. Agreed. The reason for that might be that kids interact much more on a global level and are exposed to US shows on television. The intonation thing might be originating in the US.

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