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'Creaky voice' in British English
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Anonymous  #432787  Sat, 20 Oct 07 07:33 PM

Hi,

Is it common for speakers of British English to have a creaky voice quality? Do you agree with the comment that a creaky voice can make a speaker sound slightly "mannered"?
  
Yankee  #432894  Sun, 21 Oct 07 03:33 AM
I'm not quite sure what you mean by "creaky", Anon, but creaky is not a word that pops into my mind whenever I hear a British accent.
  
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Anonymous  #433000  Sun, 21 Oct 07 01:17 PM

Hello Yankee,

'Creaky' is a distinct voice quality, a method of delivery. I think some young English female newsreaders are starting to sound a bit creaky, and in so-called "Old BBC English" (in the 1950's) some people used a voice quality not too different from what would be described as a 'creaky voice'.

  
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