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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDo you think Elsa Chang and Mary Louise Kelly sound like they're talking to toddlers?
These All Things Considered hosts, along with a couple on our local NPR station make me crazy. When/why did this start? Their voices go up and down like they're trying to cojole 3 year olds to get interested in something. Do you agree?
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Do you think Elsa Chang and Mary Louise Kelly sound like they're talking to toddlers? (Original Post)
LAS14
Dec 2019
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They also sound a little too 'sunny' on important and meaningful topics. I have noticed this with climate change articles/interviews.
LAS14
(13,792 posts)2. They ALWAYS sound "sunny." Good word. Bad behavior. nt
Skittles
(153,311 posts)3. are they vocal frying?
gawd I cannot STAND vocal fry, it is very irritating to hear
LAS14
(13,792 posts)4. Very interesting. I'm trying to find a place where I can hear "vocal fry"...
... but I don't think this is what they're doing. They're not going to the lowest vocal range. They're "chirping", like you do with little kids or cute kittens.