pastorofmuppets I'm glad there's a name. I always wondered what to call it since it's clearly one of those things we're going to hate ourselves for in 10 years.
glendower This is really interesting. Also, wtf w/ the claim there is no equivalent phenomenon in men. I'm sure there are plenty of ridiculous male vocal affectations out there.
Like 98% of the world's languages use some form of it.
I think it's used phonemically in every Native American language along the Pacific coast, and has been noticed for decades already being used prosodically in a shit ton of English dialects.
Architeuthis Tux Science has now discovered, after poring over a veritable Andes of research data, that there is a single, sub-atomic cultural artifact that young women do not yet hate themselves for!
Something must be done about this terrible omission in the self-castigation systems installed in our girly youth.
Studies must be done to determine the LONG TERM EFFECTS of this devastating flaw.
It's probably cancer.
And manlessness.
Hooker They did this study in Long Island, so the current problem might be a bit overstated.
il fiore bel Thurrhhis wholeurrhh stuurrhhdy irrurrhhitates meurrhh.
