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upspeak

noun

up·​speak ˈəp-ˌspēk How to pronounce upspeak (audio)
variants or less commonly up-speak
: uptalk
Speak with confidence. Lots of people have speech patterns that convey uncertainty. Eliminate upspeak—giving the last syllable a higher inflection. Kathryn Rem, The State Journal-Register (Springfield, Illinois), 21 June 1998
… the giddy upspeak of the L.A. Basin (Hi? My name is Mary?) … Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2000
upspeak intransitive verb
or less commonly up-speak
upspoke ˈəp-ˌspōk How to pronounce upspeak (audio) also up-spoke; upspoken ˈəp-ˌspō-kən How to pronounce upspeak (audio) also up-spoken; upspeaking also up-speaking; upspeaks also up-speaks
There's this linguist? Cynthia McLemore? Who studied female students at the University of Texas? Who up-speak a lot? And she found out that up-talk may very well serve a useful purpose. All those up inflections? They draw attention to what one says, McLemore claims. Bonnie McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 28 Nov. 1993

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