“I’m fine.” Three words. Three completely different meanings, depending on how you say them. You already know the difference. The neutral “I’m fine” that actually means you are fine. The over-bright “I’M fine” that means please notice that you are not. The slow, weighted “I’m...fine” that means we are about to have a conversation, and it is going to be a long one. The words on paper are identical. The tone tells the entire story. And tone is doing more of the talking than mos
