Do deaf people have tones?
Not a dumb question at all Spice. Some do, particularly if they have hearing memory. It tends to be exagerated ( not as subtile) as with hearies. That is, I suspect, a part of my problem. A tone indicating mild irritation or impatience, like I described in the above situation, is percieved differently than intended. Deafies tend to replace these tones with facial expressions and body language. Hmmmmm.... think of it as illustrations in a book. You can change the pictures and greatly change how the reader percieves the words, though the words remain the same.
