A viral story features a woman filing for divorce after her husband booed Taylor Swift on the Jumbotron at the Super Bowl. The hosts mock the "up-talking" speech pattern of the woman and note the rapid release schedule of the Midas Touch network.
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A viral story features a woman filing for divorce after her husband booed Taylor Swift on the Jumbotron at the Super Bowl. The hosts mock the "up-talking" speech pattern of the woman and note the rapid release schedule of the Midas Touch network.
Josh Earnest's briefing on the EPA's assessment of the Keystone XL pipeline is used to demonstrate a speech pattern the hosts call "half up-talking." They suggest this rising intonation at the end of sentences occurs when officials are reading verbatim from prepared tabs rather than speaking naturally.
Up-talking, Feminization of Males, Anti-Bullying Movement
A study from the University of California San Diego finds that young American men are increasingly adopting "up-talking," a speech pattern characterized by rising pitch at the end of sentences. The hosts suggest that the anti-bullying movement may be intended to protect this behavior and contribute to the feminization of the American male.
