Showing posts with label upspeak. Show all posts
Showing posts with label upspeak. Show all posts

Saturday, January 4, 2014

Valley Speak is Spreading to Men?

Valley Boys
by Rachel Hoyt

image by porbital via freedigitalphotos.net

Oh em gee - 
How could it be?
A change in masculinity?
Like, what's the deal?
Is this for real?
Could valley speak have mass appeal?
You're joking, right?
Get out of sight!
Upspeak implies a lack of might.
As if, you know...
Like, dude, bro...
Male voices aren't all loud and low?

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According to a new study, more California men
are speaking with an upward tone like I did way back when.


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