It turns out vocal fry, what the Internet is reporting as a new linguistic trend "creeping" into women's speech isn't much of a trend at all. A writeup of the research describes the speech pattern as ...

That data also indicates men may have employed vocal fry more than women in the recent past. To fill in some of these research gaps, researchers in Australia recently conducted some much-needed, ...

If you ever thought TikTok influencers sounded the same, you’re not alone. Creators on the platform are acknowledging that they speak with an “influencer accent,” and now they and experts are weighing ...

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Macquarie University researchers have found social perceptions, not speech patterns, may explain why vocal fry is more often noticed—and criticized—in women. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest ...

Ariana Grande is not here for the hate surrounding her vocal fry. After a clip from Grande’s recent appearance on the “Podcrushed” podcast went viral, the 30-year-old singer said in a TikTok comment ...

Dear Amy: I DETEST the grating, creaking and dragged-out tonal quality of “vocal fry,” as epitomized by the Kardashians’ voices. Not only is this croaking like fingernails on the chalkboard, but it ...

The Bachelor’s Daisy Kent clapped back at a troll who commented on how she speaks. “Usually I don’t respond to negative or mean comments,” Daisy, 25, who is currently competing for Bachelor Joey ...

Khidr, who has been looking into vocal fry for some time, said that while using the style occasionally is fine, to do it more frequently can be problematic. She likened the creak to driving a manual ...