Vocal fry: what's the big deal? And should we care? (opens in new tab)

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12 pointscolund2y ago4 comments

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Code-switching is an important part of forming social connections between different groups of people. Failure to meet on common grounds, be that in voice tone, fashion, expressions and sentence structure, body language etc. can lead to non-preferential treatment. I'm not defending a social injustice when I say that I act differently around farmers than I do around punks or businesspeople, but it really is important to be part of the same 'group' if you want to succeed with that group. Vocal fry might go down well amongst a young woman's friends, but if the people around you chafe at that... maybe speak in a more natural tone? This is one of those things that would be better left untyped. Who am I to suggest that to anyone? You do you.

subjectsigma2y ago

No, it’s not, you make a good point.

I recently started working with a new team. Immediately I noticed I was getting bowled over in meetings. Interruptions were really, really bad, with people cutting you off mid-sentence. At first I found this incredibly annoying and disruptive until I realized this was just the team culture. Everybody talks over and around each other all the time and they don’t seem to take offense to it so why should I? Instead I made sure to start speaking louder and or just ignoring when people cut me off. Now we’re all good. It’s amazing how much just putting in a little effort to fit into the established norm helped me feel better

junto2y ago

For anyone else who had never heard of vocal fry: https://youtu.be/4L7-9N1xQZA?si=tbU8keemAXhRjmAK

iamthemonster2y ago

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge%27s_law_of_headli....

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