Re: Is it just me or are Returned missionaries much more intense?
Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2018 3:39 pm
I think it's just a modern output of the contrived, artificial spirituality.whatififly wrote: ↑Wed Jul 18, 2018 6:29 pmHoly crap! I noticed this with my SIL when she returned home. It's been about a year now and she still does it to some degree. It's almost like an over-enunciated Utah, valley girl accent. I've heard other return sister missionaries do the same. What is with that?!foolmeonce wrote: ↑Wed Jul 11, 2018 5:44 pmIt's the inflection at the end of each sentence. The last word always seems to end on a high note, almost like a question, but not quite. It's weird.FiveFingerMnemonic wrote: ↑Wed Jul 11, 2018 2:13 pm There is a strange speaking pentameter that returned missionaries all seem to have. It's not quite the same as the primary pentameter female speakers in conference use, it's more fast pitch sales-person like.