Vocal Fry and Other Speech Trends

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Vocal Fry and Other Speech Trends

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Oct 22, 2015

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You've heard lots of complaints about vocal fry, mostly from older white men. But it's not exclusive to the Kardashians. Learn all about vocal fry, upspeak and other quirky speech trends in today's episode. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Oct 22, 2015

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