Young Women Using Vocal Fry When They Speak.

[dave50]

Anyone heard of this? I know what it means now after googling it and it's something I've been curious about for a while when listening to some young women speaking, usually on tv or social media, thinking, why do they speak like that? I've always found it rather irritating. 

[maggiebee]

Just googled it as I've never heard of it before.  Strange behaviour.

[naomi24]

Oh is that what it's called?  I don't know why they do it, but yes it's really irritating. Prententious and totally fake - and it shows.

[naomi24]

*pretentious

[bookbinder]

[barry1010]

You've been watching QI

[barry1010]

Men use it to, Mick Jagger, Rod Stewart and the like have been using it for decades 

[Arksided]

'they can' speal proprt init

[Old_Geezer]

Some folk do,  most don't. It isn't a big deal. Can be used in singing to help hit very low notes.

[douglas9401]

It's much worse in the obese, hence deep fat frying.

[Atheist]

I've noticed so many American women talking as though they are not opening their throats properly and so sound rather strangulated. I don't know if this is vocal fry, but it's weird.

[Ludocruz]

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This example always make me 🤣

[Atheist]

That's just it, Ludo. They close their windpipe and squawk.

[Atheist]

Perhaps something to do with sexual practices they have learned from the internet?

[douglas9401]

Step away from the frisson generator, Atheist.

[Tilly2]

This is an interesting thread. I hadn't realised what it is that irritates me so much when some people use this 'technique'.

[237SJ]

I`ve heard this a lot.  I was trying to explain it to a friend of mine a while ago and she didn't know what I meant so now I have a name for it.  I`ve heard guys speaking like it as well on the tube and it sounds like a low, grating rumble.  Very irritating.

[Atheist]

Kids always have funny ways of talking. This particular one has irritated me for some time. There seems to be an unnatural tightness about their larynx. Probably just learned and copied from the telly rather than the result of physical damage due to modern food additives or nuclear fallout or routine screaming in the street on Saturday night. But who knows?

[Toorak]

I think it started in the US but has become increasingly common here in the media. Once you are aware of it it is difficult to ignore.

[Atheist]

One good example of the opposite of vf is the 'white van man women' whose name escapes me. But the UK has candidates - Anne Widdicombe gives it a good go, but with a distinctive British variation.

[Tilly2]

The raising end of sentences with an aspiration also irritates me.