https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 05 Apr 2026 20:10:22 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-vocal-fry#post-322136 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 11:11:46 +0000 dagret 322136@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This article from Fast Company actually has stories of people refusing to hire vocal fry-ers. <a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/1834461/verbal-tic-doom-why-vocal-fry-killing-your-job-search" rel="nofollow">http://www.fastcompany.com/1834461/verbal-tic-doom-why-vocal-fry-killing-your-job-search</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-vocal-fry#post-322044 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 10:26:35 +0000 spaniellove 322044@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I must admit that I do this, although I never thought about it until you mentioned it. And I'm a reformed valley girl. But I hate it when Britney does it! In fact every time I watch The X Factor I wonder what it is that I hate about the way she talks and this is it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-vocal-fry#post-321954 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 09:53:48 +0000 prettylizy 321954@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only do this when I'm imitating people. I agree, it's the new valley girl. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-vocal-fry#post-321947 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 09:49:23 +0000 ladyfingers 321947@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know lots of people who do it but I guess I've never "caught" it ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-vocal-fry#post-321717 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 07:30:07 +0000 JerricaBenton 321717@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@dagret: Yes! It's like modern day Valley Girl. It's almost like an attitude you slip into. I find myself using it when I say 'yahhhhh' or 'whateverrrr' haha. My brother's girlfriend talks like this constantly and it is very annoying when you are paying attention. I think it is especially 'nails on a chalkboard' to men. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-vocal-fry#post-321709 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 07:26:05 +0000 dagret 321709@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Right? That's the worst part about it, how easy it is to slip into! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-vocal-fry#post-321704 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 07:22:23 +0000 JerricaBenton 321704@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oof I try not to do this at all but I do have friends that talk like this and it is easy to slip in to. Luckily the second I do it my husband mocks me so hard (in a loving way lol) that I immediately stop. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-vocal-fry#post-321673 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 06:36:53 +0000 dagret 321673@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you catch yourself using "vocal fry?" <a href="http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=UsE5mysfZsY&#038;desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DUsE5mysfZsY" rel="nofollow">http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=UsE5mysfZsY&#038;desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DUsE5mysfZsY</a><br /> That's the only decent example of a video I could find (plus I don't have the patience to watch multiple videos on it...). Britney Spears does it a lot when she speaks and so does Zoey Deschanel when she moves around in her quirky girl speech patterns. </p> <p>More than one of my coworkers does it and one especially is SO ANNOYING. She'll speak regularly all day then when she gets on a client call she'll drop her voice a half register and draaaaaagggg everything out. It sounds even worse over the phone than in person. </p> <p>And I swear its contagious. If I'm around her a lot I find myself starting to do it. It's hard because at work I try really hard to keep girlish speech patterns neutralized (not ending every sentence in an upswing, like I'm asking a question?) plus I have a western pa accent that can sound really hickish if I let it. </p> <p>So, do you vocal fry? </p>