tone of voice
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Because a Familiar is designed to observe and support, its emotional processing is focused on recognizing someone’s mood, based on facial expressions, body language and tone of voice.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 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
"I promise you, for the remainder of the next four years, I will only speak to you in this tone of voice, this close to the camera. I will be relentless."
From Salon • Nov. 12, 2024
I told her the agency, and she said, “So it’s really me paying for it” in a somewhat snide tone of voice.
From Slate • Mar. 20, 2024
“James Venable Hickam, I said that’s enough,” Mom said, her tone of voice turning flat and hard.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
