Are young women ruining American speech?

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Are young women ruining American speech?

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Feb 18, 2013

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What is vocal fry and why is everyone talking about it? Join Caroline and Cristen as they explore valley girls and uptalk, ultimately asking why younger women are the linguistic trendsetters. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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