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In [[Sydney]], it is used three times as often by young people as by older people, especially women. It has been suggested that the HRT has a facilitative function in conversation (i.e., it encourages the addressee to participate in the conversation), and such functions are more often used by women.
Some have attributed it to [[New Zealand English|New Zealand]]. It has also been noted in speech patterns in [[Canada]], the [[United States]], and the [[Falkland Islands]].
Although it is ridiculed in [[United Kingdom|Britain]] as 'Australian Questioning Intonation' and blamed on the popularity of Australian [[soap opera]]s among teenagers, HRT is an authentic feature of several English regional dialects, particularly those of [[Bristol]], [[East Anglia]] and [[Northern Ireland]]. It is also heard in some [[Hiberno-English|Irish]] accents. The belief that it was imported into the UK via Australian soap operas seems unlikely given that HRT seems increasingly common in the speech of younger Americans who have not had wide exposure to Australian soap operas.
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