Ha! I learned to enunciate years ago. No one knows where I'm from, and no one believes me when I tell them. I can also speak in most any accent I choose. I probably could have been a great thespian, but for a terrible case of allergies that precludes me from reliably inhaling and expelling enough air to be heard at long distances. Plus, I'm shy, and I don't take criticism well.

But, I hear you? Upspeak isn't really an accent, though? It's more of an affect, resulting from fear that making a statement might be seen as too, you know, assertive? It's purposeful ambiguity? Like people that use the word "howls" when they could be crying, laughing, or in pain? It's like a safety net? That lets them express what they're thinking without being confrontational?

Most dogs I've met think vomit is a special delicacy to be savored and resavored, by the way. You are an odd breed.