Maybe this is just one of my pet peeves as a college instructor who works with 20-something-year-old students. But upspeak, as it is called, is not what makes my worth living. It makes me cringe. Per ...

Teen Times: Question: What do my granny, Pat Kenny, 2FM DJ Ruth Scott and every second Irish teenager have in common? Answer: They all use, to varying degrees, one of the most irritating and baffling ...

TheLastStraw: It's always refreshing to hear teenagers criticising the youth of today. It saves us older people from having to do it, and leaves us more time to worry about things such as the hair ...

At age 50, I qualified for my AARP Card, entitling me to senior citizen discounts. Years later, I earned my Curmudgeon Card. This license allows us old folks to complain about even the smallest, most ...

Since my first appearance on the DoubleX Gabfest podcast back in 2009, listeners have complained about my incessant “upspeak.” Otherwise known as the high-rising terminal declarative, upspeak or ...