One feature of Valley Speak is the use of high rising terminals. That is what makes it sound as if everything is a question? (I did that one on purpose) The voice goes up at the end of a statement, just as if it were a question. The use of HRTs is quite widespread and has been creeping into written English as well as being used in spoken English.
I noticed that one of my posts is written using an HRT. I could not believe my eyes when I saw it, but there it is in the last line of Wild Weather.
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