Re: Professional how-to videos

[Lin Sims <ljsims -dot- ml -at- gmail -dot- com>]

According to this blog, the originator was a British comedian named Rory
McGrath.

http://blog.brucemwalker.com/2006/01/moronic-interrogatives.html


On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 2:10 PM, McLauchlan, Kevin <
Kevin -dot- McLauchlan -at- safenet-inc -dot- com> wrote:

> I am all too familiar with the phenomenon of "upspeaking", but didn't know
> that was a common name for it.
>
> So, I Googled and got this delight:
>
> upspeaking
> Web definitions
> (Upspeak) The high rising terminal, also known as moronic interrogative,
> ......   (and I stopped reading there - no need for more)
>
> Yes, "moronic interrogative" is a complete, and fully accurate, definition
> and designation.
> I love it.
> Persons using that speech pattern *deserve* all the scorn and disdain that
> will rightly be heaped upon them.
>
> Oh, wait....  was that 'hate speech'?  Are they considered an identifiable
> minority?
> Tough. I am unrepentant.
>
> I would love to shake the paw of, and buy a round for, the person who came
> up with the exquisite "moronic interrogative".  Made my day.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Morton
> Sent: January-27-14 1:32 PM
> To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> Subject: Re: Professional how-to videos
>
> [snip...]
> The narrator should be able to articulate very clearly and have a pleasant
> voice that modulates well. No upspeaking, please! (Look that up.) Use a
> good set of closed-ear headphones for monitoring the audio; my $85
> Sennheiser HD280 Pros connect directly to the Shure USB adapter.
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