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Gals are Growling: What Gives?

In Elegant Survival Recommendations, How to Carry Yourself, Old Movies, Refined Women, Speech Class, Gravel-Voice, Voice-Modulation, Feminine Voice, Quit Growling Girls, How to Be Elegant, Speaking Well on 29/09/2010 at 3:03 pm


Gals are Growling: What Gives?

An Editorial by M-J de Mesterton
Posted on September 28, 2010 at 4:49 PM

Every time I am exposed to radio or television–and that isn’t often–I am puzzled by a new trend in women’s speech. If one has never ceased monitoring popular U.S. broadcasting outlets, entertainment and media advertising, it may not be apparent to them.  Being in the habit of avoiding American pop-culture–and only occasionally witnessing the stuff–like Rip van Winkle, I have suddenly awakened in a world that has changed drastically. Women, especially those under fifty, are chirping their sentences like Valley Girls, and culminating them in a very fatigued, strained-sounding growl. This guttural sound is not feminine, and I don’t know whence its inspiration, nor whom they are attempting to emulate. Listening to a paragraph spoken by one of these hapless victims of fashion is like travelling ten miles of bad gravel-road.
There is a better way to speak, which simply involves modulating one’s voice in a soft tone all the way to the end of each sentence, leaving that grating growl to the dogs and to your male counterparts. Men really don’t think it’s sexy. I’ve heard gents describe this new manner of female-speaking in the most unflattering of terms. For examples of attractive feminine speech, old movies are instructive. Even Lauren Bacall didn’t do the gritty, guttural growl. This new way of talking must have been in fashion for quite some time while I “slept,” because it takes a concerted effort to put into effect–in fact, some of us find it impossible to imitate. Maintaining a pleasant and natural tone, terminating your phrases with a definite stop instead of an audible question-mark, is a winning habit. I don’t like to preach–leave that to other writers. That said, I occasionally feel the need to make a suggestion. Mocking some pop-tart who is piled-out on coke, booze and cigarettes is a losing proposition in any facet of your life, so it would be good for you girls to get the gravel out of your gullets, and start sounding like real women again!

©M-J de Mesterton 2010

Gals are Growling: What Gives?

In Elegant Survival Recommendations, How to Carry Yourself, Old Movies, Refined Women, Speech Class, Gravel-Voice, Voice-Modulation, Feminine Voice, Quit Growling Girls, How to Be Elegant, Speaking Well on 29/09/2010 at 3:03 pm


Gals are Growling: What Gives?

An Editorial by M-J de Mesterton
Posted on September 28, 2010 at 4:49 PM

Every time I am exposed to radio or television–and that isn’t often–I am puzzled by a new trend in women’s speech. If one has never ceased monitoring popular U.S. broadcasting outlets, entertainment and media advertising, it may not be apparent to them.  Being in the habit of avoiding American pop-culture–and only occasionally witnessing the stuff–like Rip van Winkle, I have suddenly awakened in a world that has changed drastically. Women, especially those under fifty, are chirping their sentences like Valley Girls, and culminating them in a very fatigued, strained-sounding growl. This guttural sound is not feminine, and I don’t know whence its inspiration, nor whom they are attempting to emulate. Listening to a paragraph spoken by one of these hapless victims of fashion is like travelling ten miles of bad gravel-road.
There is a better way to speak, which simply involves modulating one’s voice in a soft tone all the way to the end of each sentence, leaving that grating growl to the dogs and to your male counterparts. Men really don’t think it’s sexy. I’ve heard gents describe this new manner of female-speaking in the most unflattering of terms. For examples of attractive feminine speech, old movies are instructive. Even Lauren Bacall didn’t do the gritty, guttural growl. This new way of talking must have been in fashion for quite some time while I “slept,” because it takes a concerted effort to put into effect–in fact, some of us find it impossible to imitate. Maintaining a pleasant and natural tone, terminating your phrases with a definite stop instead of an audible question-mark, is a winning habit. I don’t like to preach–leave that to other writers. That said, I occasionally feel the need to make a suggestion. Mocking some pop-tart who is piled-out on coke, booze and cigarettes is a losing proposition in any facet of your life, so it would be good for you girls to get the gravel out of your gullets, and start sounding like real women again!

©M-J de Mesterton 2010

Elegant Aloe Vera Plant

In Aloe Vera Plant, Elegant Décor, Hostess Gift, Natural Healer, Natural Healing Plant, Perfect Gift, Perfect Houseplant on 29/09/2010 at 2:49 pm
Aloe vera plants make excellent hostess gifts. Their neat habit and elegant shape make them welcome in any room. They are low-maintenance and useful in wound-care applications. Because aloe vera needs very little water, it is also the perfect plant for a college dormitory room. The aloe vera plant provides a natural healing salve and some elegant greenery. ~~M-J

Elegant Aloe Vera Plant

In Aloe Vera Plant, Elegant Décor, Hostess Gift, Natural Healer, Natural Healing Plant, Perfect Gift, Perfect Houseplant on 29/09/2010 at 2:49 pm
Aloe vera plants make excellent hostess gifts. Their neat habit and elegant shape make them welcome in any room. They are low-maintenance and useful in wound-care applications. Because aloe vera needs very little water, it is also the perfect plant for a college dormitory room. The aloe vera plant provides a natural healing salve and some elegant greenery. ~~M-J

Elegant Aloe Vera, Natural Healer

In Aloe Vera Plant, Dorm Decorating. Perfect Gift, Dorm Room on 29/09/2010 at 2:32 pm

Aloe vera plants make excellent hostess gifts. They are low-maintenance and always useful in wound-care applications. Because the aloe vera plant needs very little water or care, it is also the perfect plant for a college dormitory room both as a natural healing salve and a bit of elegant greenery. ~~M-J

Elegant Cat with Aloe Vera Plant

In Aloe Vera Plant, elegant cats, Perfect Housepet, Perfect Houseplant on 29/09/2010 at 1:43 pm
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Elegant Cat with Aloe Vera Plant

In Aloe Vera Plant, elegant cats, Perfect Housepet, Perfect Houseplant on 29/09/2010 at 1:43 pm
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Another Disfiguring Style: Cap-Sleeves

In Cap Sleeves, disfiguring styles, elegant dressing, Elegant Sleeve Length, Fashion Faux Pas, Styles to Avoid, Ugly Trends on 29/09/2010 at 8:52 am

Cap-sleeves make everyone’s upper-arms look chunky. They do not emphasize musculature; rather, cap-sleeves make one’s muscles look like unappealing lumps. Attractive sleeve-lengths are 3/4 and to the wrist. Short sleeves are not elegant–when was the last time you saw someone look chic in a bowling shirt? If you must expose your arms, sleeveless styles are more elegant than cap-sleeves and short sleeves.
©M-J de Mesterton 2010

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