Sentences with phrase «wrong tone»

It's not professional and sets the wrong tone.

Bragging about crunch time and 16 - hour days sets the wrong tone.

His Romeo and Juliet and Moulin Rouge movies are practically required viewing for modern film students, but his flashy, excessive style strikes some as the wrong tone for what might be rightly considered the Great American Novel.

Shearer is right in that his constant pointing to excuses is wearing thin for many as it surely sets the wrong tone at the club as a whole, but all that matters between now and the end of the season is an upturn in form and a real push to win major honours.

I think this approach sets the wrong tone.

They come from outside that world, and all it takes is the wrong tone of voice or a questioning look and you can lose them.

I see what you're saying about the lining, but I think in this case and many others its more that its the wrong tone rather than too light, would've been a better match to her skin if, like her skin, the «beige» of the lining had more pink undertones.

I did choose the wrong tone and had I chose the correct shade I think it would have been a lot better.

Then there's the jet engine gag — featured in the trailer — that is completely the wrong tone for the movie as it's been set up.

The opening sequence was funny, but painful and set the wrong tone for the entire movie.

«You're talking to me all wrong... It's the wrong tone.

I think it has the wrong tone as well.

His usual winking sparkle would strike completely the wrong tone for a story that isn't just about horrific violence but also about smacking down — ahem — the public's embrace of gory real - life crime, as represented in mid-Victorian London by, for instance, the scandalous music - hall performances of star Dan Leno (Douglas Booth: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies).

Everyone else, though, is acting like they're in a magic - infused Scorsese movie, which is just the wrong tone for this nonsense with magic wands and wizards — called «brights» in slang.

The question, «what were you thinking,» can sound very accusatory when framed in the wrong tone.

Ethics in videogame journalism is unfortunately not a new topic, many of us will of course remember «Gerstmann-Gate» where GameSpot's senior editor Jeff Gerstmann was fired for presumably having a wrong tone when reviewing Kane & Lynch: Dead Men late last year.

Tonecheck's suggested revisions might not always perfect, but it appears to identify phrases or sentences that might project the wrong tone.

When you are litigating a case, it is very easy to infer the wrong tone from an email, and just as easy for your emails to be misinterpreted by opposing counsel.

If you do have an office or spare room, inspect your walls and art carefully for anything that may set the wrong tone or impression.

If delivered with the wrong tone, in the wrong situation, or to the wrong person, it can be perceived as desperate or pushy.

If the wrong tone is perceived, the reader may become offended.

But addressing a letter incorrectly sets the wrong tone.

Writing the wrong tone and style of letter to the right person does you no good.

; When you ask these questions too soon or in the wrong tone / manner you just stepped in interview quicksand, which will be hard to climb out of.

The wrong tone also makes employers think you failed to research the company before you sent your resume.

While you might look great and be perfectly suitable for a job opening, our team of professional resume services providers know that being unprepared for an interview definitely sets the wrong tone.

«The wrong tones can really detract from the appeal,» he says.