Can you tell whether a person can sing by how he talks? Plus, Chinese.

[Carnac_the_Magnificent]

@Liberal

I have three questions, actually, all sort of related.

1. Is it the case that a monotone voice is evidence that a person cannot carry a tune, whereas a good singer speaks in a very animated voice? I first noticed this some time ago and my observations of people I think have borne it out, but I wonder whether other people might know about studies or hard data. It could be coincidences, I suppose.

That monotone voice can also be the sign of clinical depression and a host of other psychological disorders, as well as someone who just doesn’t speak very dynamically.