There was even a debate about its spread in the NYT letters section in late 1991 and early 1992, e.g.: http://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/19/opinion/l-high-rising-t

There was even a debate about its spread in the NYT letters section in late 1991 and early 1992, e.g.: http://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/19/opinion/l-high-rising-terminal-declarative-eh-061992.html http://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/19/opinion/l-high-rising-term...