> it would be about sexism/oppression. But the phenomenon, "unnecessary querying tone", is not a dialect and it is not exclusive to female English speakers.

> it would be about sexism/oppression. But the phenomenon, "unnecessary querying tone", is not a dialect and it is not exclusive to female English speakers. It is not as widespread as the habit of injecting the phrase "Oh my god" or the word "like" into sentences in English. But consider these habits. They too are something that many English-speakers do, regardless of gender or orientation or social status. If we were to tell a speaker that injecting "Oh my god" and "like" into sentences is distracting and reduces the effectiveness of a presentation, we would be right. Presenting is an important skill. The healthy response to constructive criticism is to reflect and improve.