The majority of Brits have different voices for different situations – such as playing with children, telling someone off, or cracking a joke, a study has found. A poll of 2,000 adults found many even put on a “phoning in sick” voice when calling their boss – with more than three-quarters (79 per cent) exaggerating this, for fear they won't be believed.
One in ten have a special voice for job interviews, while a quarter reserve a unique voice for their partner's ears only – describing this as “cute” (37 per cent) or “playful” (22 per cent). But embarrassingly, nearly half (49 per cent) have accidentally allowed their private voices to slip out in public.
Brits are most likely to bring out these unique voices for pets and babies – and when speaking to a tot, 54 per cent communicate in that way to get a smile out of them, while one in three think it’ll help them be understood.
