On Mon, 14 Jun 2021 12:06:57 +0100, JNugent
wrote:


On 14/06/2021 08:25 am, Rod Speed wrote:


Brian Gaff (Sofa) wrote



No its called a dialect.



Nope, dialects are different.


Indeed they are and this affectation is NOT a dialect.

I have a relative in Liverpool - a university student - who affects this
style (probably semi-consciously). Although away from the city these
last forty-five years, I can tell the world that the Australian rising
inflection *never* formed part of any of the various Liverpool accents.
it is entirely learned from the media over the last thirty to forty years.


Some people talk in monotones and sound a bit like a 20 year old
speech synth.


Neither of those are dialects.


Correct.


Commander Kinsey wrote



Why do some people raise their voice at the end of every sentence? It
sounds like they're asking a question. Glaswegians and Australians
are particularly bad for it. Are they unsure of everything they say
and are seeking confirmation?



I feel they are not so much asking a question, but implying "Are you
familiar with what I'm saying, because you may be old?"
--
Dave W