To think there's no difference between shouting and raising one's voice?

[GinsanityBeckons]

Just that really. Shouting is raising one's voice, isn't it? If asked to stop shouting the response "I wasn't shouting I was raising my voice" is a bit wanky.

AIBU to think the two are one and the same?

Dunno, i sometimes raise my voice to be heard over my noisy children - not angry, just being heard. I always think shouting is an angry thing.

I think people say that someone was shouting when they were raising their voice, so yes, to a lot of people they are the same or very similar.

No, there's a big difference. Shouting is well shouting, normally used either in anger or excitement. Raising your voice is to be heard.

Sorry I think there is a difference.

What if someone's a distance away or you're competing with background noise, you don't necessarily shout.

I don’t think they’re the same. You can raise your voice and not be shouting. Similarly you can raise your voice and be shouting.

Surely it depends on the level, pitch, etc?

They're different things.

When students are chattering, i will raise my voice to ask for quiet, simply to be heard over the chatter. A raised voice doesn't imply anger. Shouting does.

Shouting is at the top end of raising ones voice. One is always raising ones voice when shouting. When raising ones voice, one sometimes shouts.

Shouting is more propelled and has more of an edge to it. Depends on the context

No there are not necessarily the same at all. Neither is either necessarily aggressive or indicative of anger. Shouting "fire" or "help" for example.

During an argument they are pretty much the same imo, although my ex would always vehemently disagree that he was being aggressive when 'raising his voice'.

I think they're completely different

I think shouting is emotionally driven in either anger, or excitement.

It’s possible to raise your voice to be heard, but not in anger

There is a difference. A big difference.

You raise your voice to make yourself heard in a classroom above the noise of children/students talking. You shout to make yourself heard across a playing field, or if it's urgent. 'Katie, stop that!'

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I raise my voice at work to make sure they can all hear me

Definitely a big difference. Mainly to do with the tone of voice used.

When I raise my voice I sound agitated and frustrated. If I were to shout (which would be extremely rare) then I would have completely lost control.

They are different imo. It's all in intent and what's being said that separates them.

Two different things.

Sorry, but I think they’re two different things. Raising your voice is speaking in a louder voice to make yourself heard. Shouting is speaking almost as loud as you can, either in excitement or anger, or to gain someone’s attention/ make them aware of something.

Raising your voice is speaking loudly because there is another noise or the other person is deaf, raising your voice because your angry is raising your voice because you are angry. Ditto shouting.

My husband used to say he wasn’t shouting - he was speaking emphatically!!!!!!!

If you have ever heard the Sergeant Major on Horse Guards parade you can soon tell the difference.

All shouting is raising your voice, but not all raising of your voice is shouting

Completely different.