Der Ton macht die Musik
it's not what you say but how you say it
Definition
phraseMeanings
- 1.it's not what you say but how you say it
Examples
Du hast , aber der macht die .
You're right, but it's how you say it that counts.
Deine mag sein, der macht die .
Your criticism may be justified, but it's not what you say but how you say it.
Man kann , nur – der macht die .
You can say anything, just kindly – it's not what you say but how you say it.
Sie wies ihn , denn der macht die .
She corrected him politely, for it's not what you say but how you say it.
Im Kundengespräch gilt : Der macht die .
In customer conversations especially: it's not what you say but how you say it.
Sei nicht so , der macht die .
Don't be so brusque; it's not what you say but how you say it.
Eine wirkt netter als ein – der macht die .
A request sounds nicer than a command – it's not what you say but how you say it.
Mit demselben , aber sanfter, kam sie ; der macht die .
With the same content, but gentler, she got further; it's not what you say but how you say it.
Selbst eine kann – der macht die .
Even a rejection can sound polite – it's not what you say but how you say it.
Der erinnerte das : Der macht die .
The boss reminded the team: it's not what you say but how you say it.