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Indie Polish Review – Phonailtic Lacquer (Spring Love, Uptalk, Liaison, Pink Noise)
I’m not too proud to admit that I was a bit nervous about reviewing indie polishes. Even if the seller is just doing it as a hobby, I don’t want to slag off someone’s hard work ! Luc… more →
Brijit's Digits
How You Talk and What it's Saying About You
wrote 1 week ago: One of the easiest clichés to think of, is the ditzy blonde valley girl. She’s a lot like Che … more →
Psycomedia Episode 66 - Um-Hum
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wrote 2 months ago: Psycomedia Episode 66 – Um-Hum Download: Psycomedia66.mp3 // References: Clark, H. H., & F … more →
Discursive Markers of Submission, continued
wrote 2 months ago: Mary Aquin and Mirabilis got into a terrific discussion of a suggestion I made in my post the other … more →
She knows the answer? Jeopardy! and Uptalk
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wrote 2 months ago: Oops my success is showing! I’ve spent many frustrated minutes looking for episodes of Jeopardy! onl … more →
Indie Polish Review - Phonailtic Lacquer (Spring Love, Uptalk, Liaison, Pink Noise)
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wrote 3 months ago: I’m not too proud to admit that I was a bit nervous about reviewing indie polishes. Even if th … more →
Coming Soon... Phonailtic Lacquer Swatches
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wrote 3 months ago: I do so love gawking at handmade polishes on Etsy, but haven’t yet decided to order any. That … more →
Sorry, I’m smarter than you: Uptalk on Jeopardy! suggests women apologetic for their success
wrote 6 months ago: The answer to a well-known gender puzzler may lie in the questions on Jeopardy!, according to a new … more →
The Best and Worst Speaking Voices
wrote 10 months ago: The human voice is one of our most prized possessions - it defines who you are as a person. Last wee … more →
Uptalk and vocal fry: the wave of the future?
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wrote 10 months ago: In April, I wrote a newsletter regarding the apparent fad of uptalk and vocal fry – two language pat … more →
On lol
wrote 11 months ago: me: dummy text dummy text lol friend: lol something about my friend’s life here me: lol yeah f … more →
High-Resolution Terminals (or Uptalk)
wrote 11 months ago: What are high-resolution terminals and what are they about? High-resolution terminals are the slight … more →
This Is A Title?
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wrote 1 year ago: I guess, it would be? If I ever finish writing this post, you know? But then, even if I don’t? … more →
What you say says a lot about who you are
wrote 1 year ago: Young Women Often Trendsetters in Vocal Patterns – NYTimes.com. This New York Times article th … more →
Wednesday Words: Donald Trump's Vocab, NASCAR Metaphors and More
wrote 1 year ago: Questionable combo-word: symblomatic George W. gave us misunderestimate, Sarah Palin gave us refudia … more →
+ Linguists Say Girls are Pioneering Vocal Trends
wrote 1 year ago: other topics: use search box Douglas Quenqua in the NY Times reports that linguists are far from cal … more →
The Downside Of Uptalk, PLUS Nothing Is Inappropriate
wrote 1 year ago: We have various ways of talking without taking a stand. Have you heard about uptalk? Many women (and … more →
Listeners’ comprehension of uptalk in spontaneous speech
wrote 2 years ago: Listeners’ comprehension of phrase final rising pitch on declarative utterances, or uptalk, was exam … more →
Like - You Know
wrote 2 years ago: Slam Poet Taylor Mali delivers a comic riff on the use of uptalk (or “interrogative tone, … more →
Question marks, uptalk, and HRT
wrote 4 years ago: In my last post (“The etymological fallacy”) I desperately wanted to end the post with t … more →
