While at a restaurant,you overhear a conversation taking place at an adjacent table.Three women,who seem to be friends,are discussing the menu."The flatbreads here are really good," one says to the others.You notice that while the woman was making a statement,her intonation,which rose toward the end of the sentence,made it sound like a question.What is the word for this linguistic phenomenon?

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The linguistic phenomenon described in the scenario is known as "uptalk," which involves the speaker's intonation rising at the end of a sentence, as if it were a question.

While at a Restaurant,you Overhear a Conversation Taking Place at an Adjacent