Some linguists suggest that women are more sensitive to social interactions and hence more likely to adopt subtle vocal cues.
Their comedy was sometimes created by only a subtle vocal shift: Tell me, Dr. Schweitzer, "exactly what is this reverence for life?" Lenny Bruce, on the records I heard, was doing mostly nonpolitical bits that were hilarious.
Weiland reunited with STP for the 1999 album No 4, which mostly comprised aggressive hard rock, though its hit single Sour Girl (boosted by a video co-starring the actor Sarah Michelle Gellar) featured acoustic guitar and subtle vocal harmonies.
Other parts of the cast, though, hum with another special pleasure of a recommissioned hit: the sense of performers who understand their character so completely that they are able to play with subtle vocal, facial and physical variations of the sort that real people have.
Among its offerings are the ability to help machines understand the intent of speakers, which often relies on subtle vocal distinctions.
The "mm-hm" was icing on the cake — a subtle vocal tick included to further conversation, all while leaving the other party none the wiser that she was speaking to a 'bot.
The subtle vocal and facial cues conveying intended tone weren't available in AIM chatrooms or on Twitter.
(I think subtler arrangements and subtler vocal styling would greatly help the score, allowing the best in it to register more effectively).
