Also called “up speech” where there’s an upward inflection in the voice of the speaker at the end of sentences. It’s like the speaker is asking a question when (s)he is not.

Up talk seems to me to becoming more prevalent theses days. It reminds me of the Valley Girl talk of the 1980’s. Which was a joke.

It’s irritating to me especially when I hear political leaders use it. Gives the effect of being talked down to.

What do you think?