That data also indicates men may have employed vocal fry more than women in the recent past. To fill in some of these research gaps, researchers in Australia recently conducted some much-needed, ...

Have you noticed that your teenager’s voice sounds unnaturally low and gravelly, like a door on rusty hinges or a quacking duck? Does it annoy you? You’ve probably detected vocal fry, or what ...

A study published in science journal PLOS One in May suggested that a speech pattern called vocal fry undermines the success of people, especially young women, in the labor market. Vocal fry involves ...

Oh my goooood, you should, like, seriously go see In a World..., directed by Lake Bell, literally right now. (Okay, no more of that. I promise.) The actress and director has been on a crusade to get ...

In a recent article in the scientific journal PLOS ONE, researchers at Duke University concluded that a speech characteristic known as “vocal fry” may be harmful to people’s career prospects, with ...

Human vocal chords can produce an astonishing array of sounds: shrill and fearful, low and sultry, light and breathy, loud and firm. The slabs of muscle in our throat make the commanding sound of a ...

From Valley Girl vocal fry to fabricated baby voices, you probably spend more time dissecting the voices of famous—and infamous—women than you realize. In a shifting political landscape in which ...

Our English language is a living language; a dead language is one that is no longer in everyday use, such as Latin. A living language changes; a dead language never changes. Now, in the 21st century, ...

Sit up straight. Stop saying “sorry.” Better hope that pink manicure doesn’t make you look ditzy. Exclamation points in your email? Calm down, princess. Women deal with a lot of behavior policing in ...

In a moment of sheer boredom several weeks ago, I decided to watch a new TV show to kill some free time. But I didn’t choose to watch "Parks and Recreation," "The Office" or "House of Cards." No, I ...

Coen Elemans was waiting for his flight to take off at the Copenhagen Airport. Numerous safety and passenger announcements cascaded out of the intercom. "They normally never say anything at this ...