tone of voice
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"I could be incredibly happy, angry, upset, or remorseful, and my facial expressions and tone of voice would essentially remain the same."
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
An autistic person’s tone of voice or emotional affect may sound to a non-autistic person as if it doesn’t match the situation’s gravity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026
But Mamdani’s speech was not the ritual of unity and healing they wanted and expected, and they were reduced to mumbled excuses about the microphone, his tone of voice and his inexperience.
From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025
They are being coached to read customers’ moods, to choose the right gestures, the correct tone of voice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2025
I've learned that when people say "no big deal" with that tone of voice, that's a sure sign of a very big deal.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
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