Opinion of "Valley Girl" speech patterns?

[Antonio the Sixth]

(inspired by the recent discussions on semantics and cultural appropriation)

I'm actually, legitimately fond of them. Obviously they're very easy to make fun of, but that's not a problem to me. I'm catching myself starting to use "like" as a transition a couple times recently, so hopefully that means I'm beginning to appropriate that part of Californian identity!

[Mr. Smith]

A monstrosity thankfully limited only to So-so Cal and the I-15 corridor up to Salt Lake.

Use "hella" as an adjective if you really want the appropriate Californian lingo.

[Ban my account ffs!]

Barf me out!  Gag me with a spoon!  I'm so sure. 

[Antonio the Sixth]

A monstrosity thankfully limited only to So-so Cal and the I-15 corridor up to Salt Lake.

Really? I read a while back it had spread everywhere in the country. I remember a few girls from San Francisco who talked like that too (though it was at a university, so for all I know they might have been from LA).

[pikachu]

One of the most annoying things about LA.

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

A monstrosity thankfully limited only to So-so Cal and the I-15 corridor up to Salt Lake.

Really? I read a while back it had spread everywhere in the country. I remember a few girls from San Francisco who talked like that too (though it was at a university, so for all I know they might have been from LA).

Yeah, probably from SoCal. NorCal speak would be "That's hella dank"

[dead0man]

This was a thing in the very early 80s and that spread everywhere (well, everywhere white suburban middle class girls were, my sister and her friends were way into it...for like, two months)....are you guys saying this is still a thing?

[This account no longer in use.]

A monstrosity thankfully limited only to So-so Cal and the I-15 corridor up to Salt Lake.

If only you knew...

[RINO Tom]

Being an Illinoisan and speaking flawless English, I can't say I'm a fan.

[Antonio the Sixth]

This was a thing in the very early 80s and that spread everywhere (well, everywhere white suburban middle class girls were, my sister and her friends were way into it...for like, two months)....are you guys saying this is still a thing?

I think so? At least, like as a transition is still very much a thing here. The other colloquialisms (totally, whatever, soooooooo, or something) might have fallen out of flavor a bit, but thankfully not completely!

[#TheShadowyAbyss]

It's incredibly annoying. She be perma-banned.

[dead0man]

This was a thing in the very early 80s and that spread everywhere (well, everywhere white suburban middle class girls were, my sister and her friends were way into it...for like, two months)....are you guys saying this is still a thing?

I think so? At least, like as a transition is still very much a thing here. The other colloquialisms (totally, whatever, soooooooo, or something) might have fallen out of flavor a bit, but thankfully not completely!

I thought "Vocal fry" was the new thing.

[Antonio the Sixth]

This was a thing in the very early 80s and that spread everywhere (well, everywhere white suburban middle class girls were, my sister and her friends were way into it...for like, two months)....are you guys saying this is still a thing?

I think so? At least, like as a transition is still very much a thing here. The other colloquialisms (totally, whatever, soooooooo, or something) might have fallen out of flavor a bit, but thankfully not completely!

I thought "Vocal fry" was the new thing.

Ugh, I'm really not a fan of that.

What I love about Valleyspeak it that it sounds upbeat, heartfelt, and emotionally invested. Everything is like, soooo intense and important, you know? Vocal fry by contrast sounds awfully cynical and "self-aware".

[Oldiesfreak1854]

Neutral.

[Mr. Morden]

A monstrosity thankfully limited only to So-so Cal and the I-15 corridor up to Salt Lake.

Really? I read a while back it had spread everywhere in the country.

It's not just everywhere in the US.  It's spread across the oceans.  Many young people in Australia seem to use a kind of Aussie version of valleyspeak, that's presumably a consequence of the popularity of American movies and TV here.

[they don't love you like i love you]

Being an Illinoisan and speaking flawless English, I can't say I'm a fan.

You're less of an Illinoisan than Hillary Clinton is a New Yorker although where you live has the same dialect.

[Derpist]

I spent a great deal of my formative years in West Hollywood, so that's soooooo coooool.

[#TheShadowyAbyss]

I'd rather have to hear southern twang than LIKE OMG Valley Girl nonsense.

[Crumpets]

Like, so fetch.

[Antonio the Sixth]

I'd rather have to hear southern twang than LIKE OMG Valley Girl nonsense.

Ugh, get out! California Über Alles!

[Derpist]

Like, so fetch.

Ugh, like stop trying to make fetch happen. It's just not going to happen.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

The Fairly Odd parents character Veronica talks in the Valley Girl accent.
(Not surprising since the show is set in California, likely Southern CA)

[Figueira]

Interesting linguistic phenomenon.

[All Along The Watchtower]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-LArv-sEQU

[Antonio the Sixth]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-LArv-sEQU

Beautiful! Not really a fan of the musical style, but it's worth it for the awesome lines.

Is "I'm so sure" a Valleyism too? Hadn't heard that one before.