Like when someone goes "You look good" or "You look GOOD" it makes a difference.
2007-09-06 17:08:48 · 11 answers · asked by eoc1000 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
I agree. Voice inflection transforms words into real communication.
Watching someone's face and body also enhance meaning.
Did you ever have to correct someone's apprehension of what you said over a phone?
C. :)!!
2007-09-14 07:05:12 · answer #1 · answered by Charlie Kicksass 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course it's how you say things that matters. My mother used to say that you could say any thing you wanted as long as you said it with respect. She also said that someone who spoke English well would be able to curse someone out with perfect English and the person wouldn't know what you were saying. The attitude that something is said counts for a lot. Think about it were you more worried when Your mother said I love you or when she Said JOHN MARSHALL JONES COME HERE THIS INSTANT? of course you were more worried when she raised her voice and commanded you to come.
2007-09-06 17:17:33 · answer #2 · answered by Kathryn R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah it's true.
I say things the wrong way all the time and am never really sure what others are trying to say.
The English language is very confusing to me,
with so many multiple meanings.
2007-09-06 17:33:45 · answer #3 · answered by Paul S 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
saying something to a person (good or bad) can surely make a difference...
2007-09-06 18:33:41 · answer #4 · answered by zykoe1208 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definietly. Take this for an example.
woman without her man is nothing
Put the commas or fullstops where you please. But you'll get some great rearrangements & ways of interpretation.
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I found the connection:
An English teacher wrote these words on the whiteboard: "woman without her man is nothing". The teacher then asked the students to punctuate the words correctly.
The men wrote: "Woman, without her man, is nothing."
The women wrote: "Woman! Without her, man is nothing."
2007-09-06 17:18:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes how someone says something is a very big difference, u can tell if they really mean it or not
2007-09-06 17:17:06 · answer #6 · answered by Junesia A 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Even saying 'no' in a polite or requesting way
is different from the harsh one. The impact it
makes is entirely different.
How you say is more important than what you say.
2007-09-06 17:36:11 · answer #7 · answered by d_r_siva 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's all in the tone of a person's voice or in their body language.
2007-09-06 17:42:31 · answer #8 · answered by Turtle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sure it makes a difference,you can talk with your eyes or your facial expressions,sometimes you don't need words.so it is true it's how you say things.
2007-09-14 04:55:47 · answer #9 · answered by git r done 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh HELL yes it does. Seriously, intonation tells the interpretor how we feel by where we place the emphasis.
2007-09-06 17:17:22 · answer #10 · answered by Dave 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋