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People use different voices when they talk on their cell phones than when they communicate with other people in real life. The voice they use depends on the person they are speaking to, as well as what they are discussing. It is more sing-songy and soft if they are having a conversation about a  simple and light-hearted subject with someone they know very well, whereas if the call is urgent and business-like with a coworker, their voice becomes loud and quick. People do not speak this way in face-to-face conversations with other human beings. I watched a girl outside the library who stood and picked at the brick walls of the building while she spoke absent-mindedly on the phone to her boyfriend figure. My friend Katie, who I walk by every by every morning on my way to classes in Hopwood, speaks to her mom without fail on her walk to the dorm. Phone conversations tell us much about the relationships people share with those in their lives, as well as how strong those relationships are. Alot of cell phone conversations on a college campus are quick, plan-making chit-chat between friends who are trying to meet up for the night. Cell phone conversations mold to their environment; a girl who was surrounded by her friends on the upper level of Schewel Hall spoke to her mom in a bratty and dismissive manner which she hoped her friends would approve of. She looked around several times to see if any of her friends noticed what she was doing.