Re[2]: [microsound] stolen silence

[Andrey Kiritchenko <nexsound@xxxxxxx>]

i think the phone conversation is not "real" anymore
the act of faking is given by telephone company.
you don't hear what is happening near caller, don't hear the space withing the words, small intonations, etc... 

=Any thoughts about how--if at all--this effects the quality/nature of the
=interaction? The silence may not be much of an issue, but what about the
=sighs? Can censoring such subtle verbal cues significantly effect the act of
=communication via phone? I can imagine some conversations where it would
=have very little effect and some where it might make all the difference.
=Just a thought. As one who deplores and refrains from using the phone, I
=guess I shouldn't care. nd.