It's like appending "Listen to me!" to every sentence.
Using interrogative intonation for declarative sentences is a very accurate predictor of entitlement.
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This is my immediate (in)subordinate.
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I'm not sure what you mean by "interrogative intonation" here. Are you talking about high rising terminal?
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I thought it was syntactic sugar for "amirite?", which is a marker for lack of either knowledge or self esteem.
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Common in Aussie speak BTW.
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might be cultural. In Australia making statements sound like a questions is normally a mark of insecurity... seeking affirmation
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How old were they? In my experience this habit gets knocked out of people by about age 25.
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actually appears to be a change in process, not getting "knocked out". ask a linguist about these issues before tweeting as authority
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Might just have been a weird idiolect.
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some interesting, related stuff: https://nyti.ms/Jlp5AW
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