• more about #voices
    IBleedGlitter: The High Priestess of Tinsel: Well, there go my dreams of having a cute little English-accented baby. more »
    BAngieB: I've noticed that most of the babies I have been around would cry if a ridiculous excuse for a president was holding them. #babiescryinmothersaccent more »
    la.donna.pietra: Babies definitely pick up on voices in utero. My coworker spent 8-9 hours a day in a shared office with me 5 days a week throughout her entire pregna... more »
    Highsmith: wählingichkeitding! wääääädichten! wäääwiesskeitmöchten!!!!! #babiescryinmothersaccent more »
    PetiteGal: Oh: Valley Girl Baby - "like-WAHHHHH! like-WAHHHHHH!!" Canadian baby (well, Anglo-Canadian, anyway): WAHHH-eh?!! WAHHH-eh?! #babiescryinmothersaccent more »
    PaigeTurner: which accent is the quietest in public places? i'll need this information so i can perfect a fake accent in order to fool my future baby into well-man... more »
    Charlotte Beer: And to think, these researchers could have been doing something useful with their time, like maybe finding a cure for AIDS or cancer. Or seeing what t... more »
    PetiteGal: So in Cantonese, the baby says Ai-YAHHHHHHH!!!! Ai-YAHHHHHHHH!!!!!! ??? #babiescryinmothersaccent more »
    dreamypisces: Whew, good thing my baby will cry with my accent. If I hear a french t'wang in it's tears, I'll instantly know they've switched my baby... Seriously,... more »
    Triana Orpheus: So essentially "wah!" translates into "I vont to suck your tits!" #babiescryinmothersaccent more »
    GirlFailer: My mind went straight to stereotypical American accents. Southern babies: WAAAAHHH, YA'LL! Northeastern babies: WICKED WAHHHH GUY! West Coast babies:... more »
    CurtCole: French babies also pick up on the ability to yell offensive things to knights from the tops of castles. #babiescryinmothersaccent more »
    Grim Reaper of the Forest: Nice try babies. I'm not going to fall for that one. #babiescryinmothersaccent more »
    The Queen of No: I think I'm one of the few people who actually likes the sound of their own voice. Last weekend, I called my friend half-annoyed because he wasn't at ... more »
    Grim Reaper of the Forest: One phenomenon I've noticed and heard others discuss is that to American ears, Brazilian women sing like men and Brazilian men sing like women. In ge... more »
    Jack_Burton: Karen: Quit smoking and switch from whiskey to beer. Yer welcome! more »
    boxspelunker: My roommate can tell sex by voice like BAM. I have not yet seen anything fool him. The voices in the video did not stump him either (unfortunately, ... more »
    VaginaWig is A Merkin: Seeing the woman's image and hearing her voice, I would probably assume she was transgendered. If I heard her on the phone, a gay man. I sound like a ... more »
    whoa whoa whoa: On NPR there was a segment about women in the workplace affecting higher pitched voices or "girly" cadences, and it resulting in being taken less seri... more »
    la.donna.pietra: God, I miss Santa Cruz. That's my only input here. more »
  • #mothertongue

    Babies Cry In Mothers' Accents

    German researchers studied 60 French and German newborns and found that the babies cried with different accents. They believe babies pick up the inflection of their mother's voice in the womb and imitate it in an attempt to bond. [BBC]
  • #vocallessons

    Do Our Voices Always Reveal Our Gender?

    If "sex" is anatomical, and "gender" is a construct, then it can be assumed that our vocal range would establish sex, while the way that we speak establishes gender. Or does it? More »
  • #ymasumac

    RIP

  • #voices

    Speak To Me