It echoes the opening credits of "Star Wars," the mother ship and musical-tone communication of "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," the abandoned babylike alien of "E.
-How would you describe the language or tone of this communication?
The thing is, though, there have, in the past, been attempts to demonstrate emotional tone in written communication.
The symbols and images you choose need to be consistent with the tone of your communication and should reinforce your key messages.
Sir Edward Grey thought it right to reply that the tone of this communication rendered it inconsistent with the dignity of his majesty's government to give explanations.
Without the aid of body language, or being able to read facial expressions, it can be tricky to decipher the tone of a communication.
Often, it involves ambiguous remarks or a tone in a communication to a lawmaker's office that can be read as threatening.
Ian Fogg, head of mobile at IHS Screen Digest, says: "If there is a change in Apple under Cook – and that's far from certain – it has been one of communication tone, and not product substance.
But so are stories that adopt the measured, dispassionate tone of scientific communication -- what Isaac Asimov called a "transparent" style -- to lend plausibility to the most outlandish flights of imagination.
In an e-mail message on Friday morning Ms. Eisenberg offered apologies to "those hurt by this" and wrote that she would be "definitely considering the appropriateness and professionalism of the timing and tone of my communication in the future".
Meaning is derived not only from the particular words used, but also the tone of the communication, which may well direct a person to take action without regard to the consequences.
