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?