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Davidbentley wrote:What if you are a valley girl?

EvilClinton wrote:You really shouldn't be confident of anything as a 1L.

I know that doesn't need to affect your tone of voice but you need to give you classmates some slack.

Tom Joad wrote:I will talk with whatever inflection I want for $50,000 a year.

Bildungsroman wrote:Calling out identifiable classmates from a laughably non-anonymous account usually works out well and makes you popular.

JCFindley wrote:Unless you are doing Jillian's voice-over on Family Guy or are a participant on Jeopardy please, for the love of ALL things holy, STOP answering questions in class with like a Valley Girl that who has has a questioning inflection even when making a statement.

Seriously, I don't care if your answer is brilliant or is idiotic, state it with CONFIDENCE! You are not a freshman in UG and your tone of voice and inflection are what instill confidence in what you are saying. Stand behind what you are saying, PLEASE!

(and now I am off to work on my short memo so my ranting is over.)

JCFindley wrote:You are the master at making friends and influencing people on here Bilds, I bow to your mastery.

You could view it as calling people out, or you could read between the douchebaggery tone and see that this is actually the very best advice that I could possibly give. Does it really matter in class? Nope. Will it matter a LOT in an interview; yes, yes it will.

rad lulz wrote:

JCFindley wrote:You are the master at making friends and influencing people on here Bilds, I bow to your mastery.

You could view it as calling people out, or you could read between the douchebaggery tone and see that this is actually the very best advice that I could possibly give. Does it really matter in class? Nope. Will it matter a LOT in an interview; yes, yes it will.

It's 7:52 AM central and I have already read the stupidest shit I'll read all day.

beachbum wrote:

rad lulz wrote:

JCFindley wrote:You are the master at making friends and influencing people on here Bilds, I bow to your mastery.

You could view it as calling people out, or you could read between the douchebaggery tone and see that this is actually the very best advice that I could possibly give. Does it really matter in class? Nope. Will it matter a LOT in an interview; yes, yes it will.

It's 7:52 AM central and I have already read the stupidest shit I'll read all day.

There's a lot of day left, bro, and this thread is just getting started.

howell wrote:JC isn't alone in his hatred of upspeak. I have met others that have a big problem with it, and a quick Google search reveals criticism of the practice. It's never bothered me, at least in a classroom context. It can convey a lot of things (rightly or wrongly) to the listener (lack of confidence, fishing for assurance, etc.).

I rarely notice it, and if I ever do, I just ignore it. If it's just a habit of the speaker, it's no problem. If the speaker is actually looking for assurance in what he's saying or is trying to ask a question without actually asking the question, ignoring it is the best way to troll the speaker. Make them say what they mean.

There are situations where it really shouldn't be used, and most people turn it off in those situations. "Judge, this is the case that proves my client is not guilty???" wouldn't be the best delivery, but I think nearly everyone who uses upspeak would know this.

If I had to guess, based on the people I've heard complain about it, those that are bothered by it are usually "older" (well out of college). It's worth noting if you do it in case you need to cut it off in the presence of olds that you don't need to annoy. I'm not saying that's right or wrong, just that JC isn't alone in this.

kwais wrote:I think perhaps the issues are 1) tying the upspeak issue to his vast 1L knowledge of interviewing and 2) assuming that a 1L, who rightfully is unsure about an answer in class, is equally unsure about the study abroad semester on her resume

howell wrote:If I had to guess, based on the people I've heard complain about it, those that are bothered by it are usually "older" (well out of college).