Has anyone noticed the question inflection?
Nov 9th 2005, 2:48 pm
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Re: Has anyone noticed the question inflection?
Originally Posted by gruffbrown
Being an old fart, I quite like "imperial" I never fully got to grips with Metric 
Nov 9th 2005, 2:51 pm
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Re: Has anyone noticed the question inflection?
Originally Posted by gruffbrown
Being an old fart, I quite like "imperial" I never fully got to grips with Metric
Nov 9th 2005, 2:52 pm
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Re: Has anyone noticed the question inflection?
Originally Posted by lionheart
So in other words you find it easier to get to grips with a few inches
Nov 9th 2005, 2:55 pm
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Re: Has anyone noticed the question inflection?
Originally Posted by gruffbrown
Will you stop it? That's Mr 150cm to you
I'm currently counting fingers and toes.... and other protruding bits.
Nov 9th 2005, 2:58 pm
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Re: Has anyone noticed the question inflection?
Originally Posted by Leslie66
What's a cm? I'm currently counting fingers and toes.... and other protruding bits.
I'm currently counting fingers and toes.... and other protruding bits.
Nov 9th 2005, 3:00 pm
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Re: Has anyone noticed the question inflection?
Originally Posted by lionheart
Now you Cm, now you don't
Nov 9th 2005, 3:01 pm
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Re: Has anyone noticed the question inflection?
Originally Posted by Leslie66
What's a cm? I'm currently counting fingers and toes.... and other protruding bits.
I'm currently counting fingers and toes.... and other protruding bits.
Nov 9th 2005, 3:02 pm
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Re: Has anyone noticed the question inflection?
Drunk and stupid is no way to go through life ....
Nov 9th 2005, 3:05 pm
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Re: Has anyone noticed the question inflection?
Originally Posted by gruffbrown
Drunk and stupid is no way to go through life ....
Nov 9th 2005, 3:06 pm
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Re: Has anyone noticed the question inflection?
Originally Posted by Leslie66
Bite your tongue!!
Nov 9th 2005, 3:11 pm
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Re: Has anyone noticed the question inflection?
Originally Posted by gruffbrown
I did, am I drunk or stupid?
Nov 9th 2005, 3:28 pm
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Re: Has anyone noticed the question inflection?
The Australian version has the inflection only at the end of a sentence - the "Valley Girl" version has it several times in one sentence.
God I always, always hated Neighbours. Couldn't stand the bloody show. I have no idea why it caught on like wildfire in the UK. I was working at the RMCS in Shrivenham, Wilts when it first aired, and lo and behold all the students would come into the mess at 1pm sharp, hijack the television and tune into the show. I always had to leave at that point. And I remember thinking at the time, "if this is the caliber of future army officers we are training, God help us".
On a slightly different note, the type of US speech that bugs me most is the "ask a question, then answer it" form, for example - "Are American cars the best? You bet they are!" when typically we Brits would say "American cars are the best". Well no, actually we'd never say that. But you catch my drift, right?
God I always, always hated Neighbours. Couldn't stand the bloody show. I have no idea why it caught on like wildfire in the UK. I was working at the RMCS in Shrivenham, Wilts when it first aired, and lo and behold all the students would come into the mess at 1pm sharp, hijack the television and tune into the show. I always had to leave at that point. And I remember thinking at the time, "if this is the caliber of future army officers we are training, God help us".
On a slightly different note, the type of US speech that bugs me most is the "ask a question, then answer it" form, for example - "Are American cars the best? You bet they are!" when typically we Brits would say "American cars are the best". Well no, actually we'd never say that. But you catch my drift, right?
Originally Posted by Always21
Isn't that an Australian thing too? I seem to remember reading an article about how Neighbours had made us all speak as if everything was a question? I think I did?
Nov 9th 2005, 9:51 pm
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Re: Has anyone noticed the question inflection?
Originally Posted by Shahlax
I agree with whoever said it is a subset of young, prissy, women who do this. I don't think it is regional although maybe in the south the drawl cancels out the intonation.
Whatever it is, it is hugely annoying and I emphasise with you Nia.
A lot of people in England have picked this up due to watching American tv shows.
Whatever it is, it is hugely annoying and I emphasise with you Nia.
A lot of people in England have picked this up due to watching American tv shows.
