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Maybe it's the difference between trying to sound friendly and actually being friendly. If it's noticeable that someone is using an unusual way of talking, the

Maybe it's the difference between trying to sound friendly and actually being friendly. If it's noticeable that someone is using an unusual way of talking, the first impression is that it's merely the first, and insincere.

cma 3y ago
Look at the speech patterns of the boss in Office Space, they are somewhat similarly passive aggressive sounding to the rewording advice in the article.