Alright, I'm going to tell you something, but you must understand the context in which it is said.  This is an element of conversation that is extremely important to the exchange of ideas, but is something that we are not always consciously aware of.  That is, people sometimes forget that the way someone phrases a sentence is just as important as the actual words themselves, in terms of communicating an idea. The actual words in a sentence provide the framework or the "nuts & bolts" to the sentence, but there is a huge portion of a conversation that relies on the accentuations provided by the speaker that aid the message.  The body language of a speaker, and the voice inflections they use, all help the receiver better understand the speakers message.  This makes it easier for the listener in a conversation; they do not have to think about the sentence as much, in terms of trying to understand what the speaker meant by an ambiguous statement.  They are also consequently more certain, or sure of what the speakers message really was.  People generally prefer this type of communication.  *An example of this principle can be seen in the general behavior of people with chronic depression.  The "flat affect" that depressed individuals generally display is a major reason for the cyclical nature of their depression: as a defense mechanism to avoid being ridiculed and ostracized for a belief or opinion, depressed individuals generally attempt to minimize the expression of their own view-points and opinions.  They tend to use more general, ambiguous words when speaking, and will not show much, if any, facial expressions or voice inflections during a conversation.  This provides less information for others to use against them, but it also makes the listener have to think more carefully (spend more energy) about what was said in order to formulate some sort of interpretation of the message.  Therefore, most people do not enjoy conversing with depressed people as much as those who use facial expressions and inflections, and might even avoid interacting with certain individuals.  This will have the negative effect of reinforcing the depressed individual depressive beliefs, and the cyclical nature of depression continues. *Another example can be seen in how some people do not like to use the now common MSN Messenger, feeling it is too "mechanical" or impersonal.  It can be seen as analogous to conversing with a depressed individual, with flat affect.  All you get is the words; no voice inflections, or facial expressions.  Although the smiley faces/winks attempt to correct for this drawback, I'm not sure that it is entirely sufficient.