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I don't think it's strange to be sensitive to tone. I'm very sensitive to tone. Just last week, I was talking to a parent at one of my places of work, and the parent accused my other place of work of doing something that I had been personally involved in. His tone changed as he talked about it; while he didn't appear angry, his voice sounded angry and frustrated. It made me feel awful.
When my husband and I fight, we both insist on taking a break if our tones change. If our tones sound angry, we stop, because we're not accomplishing anything in the argument if we're angry.
I don't think you need an analysis. Actually, my first thought on reading the thread title was, "Wow, that's an archaic turn of phrase."
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