I found this novel disturbing a feeling that its rather flat
matter of fact tone enforced.
Instead, this was a guy discussing what he liked and felt comfortable with, in an uncertain,
matter of fact tone, while lying back, relaxed, with union jack cushions in the background.
Not exact matches
In many corporate cultures, the
tone is formal and messages are very
matter -
of -
fact, whereas other companies are accustomed to informal interactions involving smiley faces and cute «xoxo» sign - offs.
I would keep doing EC but work on your vibe and
tone — very
matter -
of -
fact and «this is what we do — we poop here» and also give PRIVACY by putting him on a toilet seat reducer ON the big toilet and turning your back, busying yourself with other things in the bathroom, or actually leaving the room («oops!
I'm wondering if any readers know
of any books specifically about caring for babies that take the same calm,
matter -
of -
fact tones that Between Parent and Child by Haim Ginott (and two excellent books based on Ginott's work, How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Faber and Mazlish and Playful Parenting by Lawrence J. Cohen) does.
has a very
matter -
of -
fact tone of «this is what we do now» (instead
of «would you like to use the potty?»
The
tone you use should be very
matter of fact and practical.
So keep the
tone even and
matter -
of -
fact, enlist your child in clean - up activity and move on to the next opportunity to use the potty.
We like this book because it is written in a
matter -
of -
fact tone.
There's the
matter -
of -
fact tone that lets me know they're stuck on an idea and will...
David Evans, in his decidedly self - assured and
matter -
of -
fact tone, has a way
of cutting through all the marketing language and industry jargon
of online dating to offer honest feedback to his clients and readership.
It helps that actor Jim Dale is brought along to serve as a
matter -
of -
fact narrator, which works perfectly for the
tone of each episode.
At the premiere
of her new film Book Club, co-starring legends Candice Bergen, Diane Keaton and Mary Steenburgen, Fonda said, in her usual
matter -
of -
fact tone, «I'm not dating anymore, but I did up until a couple
of years ago.
Characters address each other while speaking directly to the lens, in
tones too
matter -
of -
fact for their circumstances, at least the way movies train us to listen.
In Chicago, an uninviting, poker - faced Grossman allows Davis to play a song, only to tell him in a deadpan,
matter -
of -
fact tone: «I don't see much money here.»
If you are asking students to put away their notebooks and get into their groups, be sure to use a declarative,
matter -
of -
fact tone.
This joins books like Bardur Osskarson's Flat Rabbit (2014) in depicting death in a
matter -
of -
fact, never condescending
tone to children.
Talk in a
matter -
of -
fact, normal
tone of voice.
Talk in a
matter -
of -
fact, calm and normal
tone of voice.
Give commands in a
matter -
of -
fact tone.
Mr Stella once said
of his art, «What you see is what you see»: a
matter -
of -
fact attitude that set the
tone for the emotionally cool era that followed the psychodrama
of Abstract Expressionism.
The locked - together blocks
of black and white or slate - gray and yellow greens that dominate Mr. Federle's paintings are reductivist in
tone, but their thinly painted surfaces, full
of drips and
matter -
of -
fact stumbles, are seductive.
It seems a bold statement, but Joel Alleyne's
tone was
matter -
of -
fact as he said it.
When setting limits, it is important to choose words wisely and use a
tone that is
matter -
of -
fact and unwavering, yet loving and kind.