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Ysywyj Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Without the tone

You know, I can really do without the tone. meaning??

  

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This is an informal, angry way to say " I would rather you didn't use that tone of voice when you speak to me".

  • This is an informal, angry way to say " I would rather you didn't use that tone of voice when you speak to me".
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This is an informal, angry way to say " I would rather you didn't use that tone of voice when you speak to me".
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Hi,

You know, I can really do without the tone. meaning??,

'I can do without . . . ' here means 'I don't like . . . ', 'I don't want . . . '



Tone - When you communicate with people, your feelings and attitude are usually expressed in ways that go beyond the words you use. In speech, it is often by the sound of your voice. Even in
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thank you so much!!

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