tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post3128191052975969406..comments2024-03-28T03:40:29.423-04:00Comments on Passage des Perles: The voice as accessoryDuchessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-4456277708533356922008-05-25T16:52:00.000-04:002008-05-25T16:52:00.000-04:00terrific post!terrific post!Paul Pincushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05238236951876804955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-85441173042252855102008-05-25T10:45:00.000-04:002008-05-25T10:45:00.000-04:00Oh yes, the little girl voice. The "I'm-not-a-thr...Oh yes, the little girl voice. The "I'm-not-a-threat-to-you-Mr.-Big-Strong-Man" voice. The voice of post-feminism. The voice of shallow celebutards. I hate that voice, especially when it's the affectation of a successful woman long out of her teens.Susan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005855250089328310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-88803434034087092132008-05-23T19:06:00.000-04:002008-05-23T19:06:00.000-04:00Duchesse: Good example!Duchesse: Good example!La Belette Rougehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686717070120116918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-3951088237674860712008-05-23T18:36:00.000-04:002008-05-23T18:36:00.000-04:00Belette: Kelly Ripa, for example?Belette: Kelly Ripa, for example?Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-59554782164546339002008-05-23T14:23:00.000-04:002008-05-23T14:23:00.000-04:00There seems to be a new trend towards affecting a ...There seems to be a new trend towards affecting a fake voice that is squeaky, childish, and cloying. When I hear that voice I want to scream, "grow up!"La Belette Rougehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686717070120116918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-69926045240219993942008-05-23T13:35:00.000-04:002008-05-23T13:35:00.000-04:00cybill, I'm just as guilty of choosing my own real...cybill, I'm just as guilty of choosing my own realities, but as I meet and teach young women who have never enjoyed the privileges that I was (accidentally) born into and see them grow in confidence and stature through receiving an education I am acutely aware of the injustices in life and the prejudices it is so easy to unconciously adopt - speech being one of them.<BR/><BR/>BTW I LOVE Australia!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-66115773415094647582008-05-23T13:23:00.000-04:002008-05-23T13:23:00.000-04:00Well, duchesse, then I'm afraid we must agree to d...Well, duchesse, then I'm afraid we must agree to disagree on this one. I stand by my first posting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-49847417246080367502008-05-23T12:54:00.000-04:002008-05-23T12:54:00.000-04:00kmkat: Thank you very much, you've given me motiva...kmkat: Thank you very much, you've given me motivation to continue. Think you would also enjoy the blogs of various commenters here, they are on my blogroll. I do!Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-90847581888824001982008-05-23T11:58:00.000-04:002008-05-23T11:58:00.000-04:00Duchesse, I found your blog after reading your com...Duchesse, I found your blog after reading your comment over at The Sartorialist saying that the half-tuck was the new popped collar. Perfect! After reading a few of your posts I feel I have [at last] found someone who cares about style/fashion without being shallow, someone who speaks honestly and with integrity. Thank you. (I have added you to my bloglines, so I'll be showing up here again.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-6503847649798616692008-05-23T10:46:00.000-04:002008-05-23T10:46:00.000-04:00I hope you've noticed that I am asking for attenti...I hope you've noticed that I am asking for attention to the tonal qualities of the voice- making the most of the instrument you were born with- not word choice or accent. <BR/><BR/>I am intolerant about accent only when it renders the person incomprehensible to his or her intended audience. I have seen this hinder the effectiveness of the speaker.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-80061220514550299932008-05-23T09:36:00.000-04:002008-05-23T09:36:00.000-04:00Of course you are right greying pixie, there is cl...Of course you are right greying pixie, there is class distinction of sorts here (and to be terribly honest I am an offender as I was brought up in the UK). I just prefer to choose my own realities sometimes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-78427972787357436872008-05-23T09:00:00.000-04:002008-05-23T09:00:00.000-04:00cybill, one of my best Australian friends, now in ...cybill, one of my best Australian friends, now in her 60s, was sent to a private school as a child in Adelaide specifically to brought up to speak 'English'. She has a slight Aussie slur, but hardly noticeable. Of course there is class in Aus, it may be based on meritocracy, but class hierarchy is a natural human instinct and exists everywhere that humans live in communities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-26403985723691044712008-05-23T08:48:00.000-04:002008-05-23T08:48:00.000-04:00Yes, yes and again YES! A poor speaking voice can ...Yes, yes and again YES! A poor speaking voice can be the reason why people aren't taken seriously, or thought of as sarcastic, or girly or many other things. Actual knowledge of the english language helps too. Over here the words 'somethink' and 'nothink' are very popular and it drives me nuts. Nothing to do with accents, we don't have identifiable regional accents in Australia or class. Just enunciate people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-14734321209259441592008-05-23T08:40:00.000-04:002008-05-23T08:40:00.000-04:00It is my belief that substance rather style is at ...It is my belief that substance rather style is at the basis of verbal communication; that it is not how you say something but what you say this is important. At the basis of this is education. It is education which allows us to maintain the charm of our regional accents. If you have something interesting say, you can drop your consonants, swallow vowels and 'upspeak' as much as you want, you will have my full attention.<BR/><BR/>The rest is snobbery in its most blatant form - the British class system has thrived on it for centuries!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com