<!-- Creator : groff version 1.22.4 --> <!-- CreationDate: Fri Feb 3 20:03:01 2023 --> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> <html> <head> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/plain.css" /> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" /> <meta charset="utf-8" /> <meta name="generator" content="groff -Thtml, see www.gnu.org"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <meta name="Content-Style" content="text/css"> <style type="text/css"> p { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: top } pre { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: top } table { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: top } </style> <title>Tone Indicators</title> </head> <body> <div class="copyright"> <h1>Tone Indicators</h1> <hr> <h2>NAME <a name="NAME"></a> </h2> <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em">tone - Tone Indicators</p> <h2>DESCRIPTION <a name="DESCRIPTION"></a> </h2> <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em"><b>Tone</b> is what a phrase or statement means or comes across as <i>despite what it’s actually saying</i>. Examples of tone could be serious, joking, lighthearted, etc. <b>Tone indicators</b> are things you can include with text to indicate what the tone of it is. Some people have difficulty picking up on tone. Communicating through text only makes this harder due to lack of <i>audio and physical cues</i> (voice inflection, body language, facial expressions, etc.). <b>Tagging</b> what tone you are using can be very helpful for others’ understanding of what you’re saying, clarification, avoiding miscommunications, etc. Tone indicators can be used any time of place you may be communicating through text.</p> <h2>OPTIONS <a name="OPTIONS"></a> </h2> <table width="100%" border="0" rules="none" frame="void" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> <p><b>-a</b></p></td> <td width="8%"> <p><b>--alt --alterous</b></p></td> <td width="77%"> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Sentence is alterous.</p></td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> <p><b>-A</b></p></td> <td width="8%"> <p><b>--abs --absolute</b></p></td> <td width="77%"> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Conversation is over.</p></td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> <p><b>-b</b></p></td> <td width="8%"> <p><b>--brag --bragging</b></p></td> <td width="77%"> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Speaker is bragging.</p></td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> <p><b>-B</b></p></td> <td width="8%"> <p><b>--bore --bored</b></p></td> <td width="77%"> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Speaker is bored.</p></td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> <p><b>-c</b></p></td> <td width="8%"> <p><b>--calm --calmly</b></p></td> <td width="77%"> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Speaker is calm.</p></td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> <p><b>-C</b></p></td> <td width="8%"> <p><b>--comf --comforting</b></p></td> <td width="77%"> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Sentence is comforting.</p></td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> <p><b>-d</b></p></td> <td width="8%"> <p><b>--deep</b></p></td> <td width="77%"> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Statement is ’deep’.</p></td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> <p><b>-D</b></p></td> <td width="8%"> <p><b>--def --defensive</b></p></td> <td width="77%"> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Speaker is being defensive.</p></td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> <p><b>-e</b></p></td> <td width="8%"> <p><b>--excited</b></p></td> <td width="77%"> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Speaker is excited.</p></td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> <p><b>-E</b></p></td> <td width="8%"> <p><b>--endearing</b></p></td> <td width="77%"> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Sentence is endearing.</p></td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> <p><b>-f</b></p></td> <td width="8%"> <p><b>--fake --false</b></p></td> <td width="77%"> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Sentence is false/fake.</p></td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> <p><b>-F</b></p></td> <td width="8%"> <p><b>--fl --flirting</b></p></td> <td width="77%"> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Speaker is flirting.</p></td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> <p><b>-g</b></p></td> <td width="8%"> <p><b>--gen --genuine</b></p></td> <td width="77%"> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Sentence is genuine.</p></td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> <p><b>-G</b></p></td> <td width="8%"> <p><b>--gent --gentle</b></p></td> <td width="77%"> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Speaker is being gentle.</p></td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> <p><b>-h</b></p></td> <td width="8%"> <p><b>--hj --half-joking</b></p></td> <td width="77%"> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Speaker is half-joking.</p></td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> <p><b>-H</b></p></td> <td width="8%"> <p><b>--hyp --hyperbole</b></p></td> <td width="77%"> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Sentence is a hyperbole.</p></td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> <p><b>-i</b></p></td> <td width="8%"> <p><b>--info --information</b></p></td> <td width="77%"> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Sentence is information/informing.</p></td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> <p><b>-I</b></p></td> <td width="8%"> <p><b>--irr --irrevelant</b></p></td> <td width="77%"> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Sentence is irrelevant.</p></td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> <p><b>-j</b></p></td> <td width="8%"> <p><b>--joke --joking</b></p></td> <td width="77%"> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Sentence is a joke.</p></td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> <p><b>-J</b></p></td> <td width="8%"> <p><b>--jit --jittery</b></p></td> <td width="77%"> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Speaker is jittery.</p></td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> <p><b>-k</b></p></td> <td width="8%"> <p><b>--know --knowing</b></p></td> <td width="77%"> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Speaker knows something (the listener may not).</p></td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> <p><b>-l</b></p></td> <td width="8%"> <p><b>--lit --literally</b></p></td> <td width="77%"> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Sentence is literal.</p></td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> <p><b>-L</b></p></td> <td width="8%"> <p><b>--lyr --lyrics</b></p></td> <td width="77%"> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Sentence is lyrics.</p></td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> <p><b>-m</b></p></td> <td width="8%"> <p><b>--meta --metaphor</b></p></td> <td width="77%"> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Sentence is a metaphor.</p></td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> <p><b>-M</b></p></td> <td width="8%"> <p><b>--mad</b></p></td> <td width="77%"> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Speaker is mad.</p></td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> <p><b>-n</b></p></td> <td width="8%"> <p><b>--not [OPTION]</b></p></td> <td width="77%"> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Not OPTION. Can be combined (e.g. -ns is -n -s).</p></td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> <p><b>-N</b></p></td> <td width="8%"> <p><b>--neg --negative</b></p></td> <td width="77%"> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Sentence has a negative connotation.</p></td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> <p><b>-o</b></p></td> <td width="8%"> <p><b>--order</b></p></td> <td width="77%"> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Sentence is an order.</p></td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> <p><b>-O</b></p></td> <td width="8%"> <p><b>--obv --obvious</b></p></td> <td width="77%"> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Sentence is obvious.</p></td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> <p><b>-p</b></p></td> <td width="8%"> <p><b>--platonic</b></p></td> <td width="77%"> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Sentence is platonic.</p></td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> <p><b>-P</b></p></td> <td width="8%"> <p><b>--pos --positive</b></p></td> <td width="77%"> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Sentence has a positive connotation.</p></td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> <p><b>-q</b></p></td> <td width="8%"> <p><b>--question</b></p></td> <td width="77%"> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Sentence is a question.</p></td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> <p><b>-Q</b></p></td> <td width="8%"> <p><b>--quote</b></p></td> <td width="77%"> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Sentence is a direct quote.</p></td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> <p><b>-r</b></p></td> <td width="8%"> <p><b>--rom --romantic</b></p></td> <td width="77%"> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Speaker is being romantic.</p></td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> <p><b>-R</b></p></td> <td width="8%"> <p><b>--rhet --rhetorical</b></p></td> <td width="77%"> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Sentence is rhetorical.</p></td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> <p><b>-s</b></p></td> <td width="8%"> <p><b>--sarc --sarcastic</b></p></td> <td width="77%"> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Speaker is being sarcastic.</p></td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> <p><b>-S</b></p></td> <td width="8%"> <p><b>--srs --serious</b></p></td> <td width="77%"> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Speaker is being serious (same as -n -s).</p></td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> <p><b>-t</b></p></td> <td width="8%"> <p><b>--th --threat</b></p></td> <td width="77%"> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Sentence is a threat.</p></td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> <p><b>-T</b></p></td> <td width="8%"> <p><b>--teasing</b></p></td> <td width="77%"> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Speaker is teasing.</p></td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> <p><b>-u</b></p></td> <td width="8%"> <p><b>--upset</b></p></td> <td width="77%"> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Speaker is upset.</p></td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> <p><b>-U</b></p></td> <td width="8%"> <p><b>--urg --urgent</b></p></td> <td width="77%"> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Sentence regards an urgent matter.</p></td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> <p><b>-v</b></p></td> <td width="8%"> <p><b>--vent --venting</b></p></td> <td width="77%"> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Speaker is venting.</p></td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> <p><b>-V</b></p></td> <td width="8%"> <p><b>--vio --violent</b></p></td> <td width="77%"> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Sentence is violent.</p></td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> <p><b>-x</b></p></td> <td width="8%"> <p><b>--sexual</b></p></td> <td width="77%"> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Sentence is sexual.</p></td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> <p><b>-y</b></p></td> <td width="8%"> <p><b>--you --at-you</b></p></td> <td width="77%"> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Sentence is aimed at you.</p></td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> <p><b>-Y</b></p></td> <td width="8%"> <p><b>--yell --yelling</b></p></td> <td width="77%"> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Speaker is yelling.</p></td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> <p><b>-z</b></p></td> <td width="8%"> <p><b>--sleepy</b></p></td> <td width="77%"> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="11%"></td> <td width="-3%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Speaker is sleepy/tired.</p></td></tr> </table> <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em"><b>--bait --clickbait</b></p> <table width="100%" border="0" rules="none" frame="void" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="8%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Sentence is clickbait.</p></td></tr> </table> <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em"><b>--cel --celebratory</b></p> <table width="100%" border="0" rules="none" frame="void" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="8%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Sentence is celebratory.</p></td></tr> </table> <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em"><b>--curi --curious</b></p> <table width="100%" border="0" rules="none" frame="void" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="8%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Speaker is curious.</p></td></tr> </table> <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em"><b>--fam --familial</b></p> <table width="100%" border="0" rules="none" frame="void" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="8%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Sentence is familial.</p></td></tr> </table> <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em"><b>--flex --flexing</b></p> <table width="100%" border="0" rules="none" frame="void" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="8%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Speaker is flexing.</p></td></tr> </table> <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em"><b>--gr --general</b></p> <table width="100%" border="0" rules="none" frame="void" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="8%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>In general; not specific.</p></td></tr> </table> <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em"><b>--ij --inside-joke</b></p> <table width="100%" border="0" rules="none" frame="void" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="8%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Sentence is an inside joke.</p></td></tr> </table> <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em"><b>--int --intentional</b></p> <table width="100%" border="0" rules="none" frame="void" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="8%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Sentence is intentional (useful alongside -n).</p></td></tr> </table> <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em"><b>--nerv --nervous</b></p> <table width="100%" border="0" rules="none" frame="void" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="8%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Speaker is nervous.</p></td></tr> </table> <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em"><b>--neu --neutral</b></p> <table width="100%" border="0" rules="none" frame="void" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="8%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Sentence has a neutral connotation.</p></td></tr> </table> <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em"><b>--nnn --someone</b></p> <table width="100%" border="0" rules="none" frame="void" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="8%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>"Not naming names". Speaker is talking about a specific</p> </td></tr> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="8%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>person/group of people without naming them directly.</p></td></tr> </table> <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em"><b>--pa --passive-aggressive</b></p> <table width="100%" border="0" rules="none" frame="void" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="8%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Sentence is passive aggressive.</p></td></tr> </table> <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em"><b>--para --paraphrase</b></p> <table width="100%" border="0" rules="none" frame="void" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="8%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Speaker is paraphrasing.</p></td></tr> </table> <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em"><b>--pf --playful</b></p> <table width="100%" border="0" rules="none" frame="void" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="8%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Sentence is playful.</p></td></tr> </table> <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em"><b>--rd --rude</b></p> <table width="100%" border="0" rules="none" frame="void" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="8%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Speaker is being rude.</p></td></tr> </table> <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em"><b>--st --statement</b></p> <table width="100%" border="0" rules="none" frame="void" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr valign="top" align="left"> <td width="8%"></td> <td width="7%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="77%"> <p>Sentence is a statement (same as -n -q).</p></td></tr> </table> <h2>EXAMPLES <a name="EXAMPLES"></a> </h2> <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em"><b>sentence</b> <i>-Eg</i></p> <p style="margin-left:17%;">Say a sentence endearingly and genuinely.</p> <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em"><b>sentence</b> <i>-q -n -y</i></p> <p style="margin-left:17%;">Say a question not directed at the listener.</p> <h2>AUTHORS <a name="AUTHORS"></a> </h2> <p style="margin-left:17%; margin-top: 1em">Skylar Widulski <i><cobra@vern.cc></i></p> </div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div id="footer"> <hr /> <p><a href="/">Andrew Yu's Website</a></p> </div> </body> </html>