I've been reading this thread and wondering why some are finding hostility? You can read any text as aggressive and hostile if you want, depending on the voice in your head. So, it seems to me (once again) that without the nonverbals (eye contact, facial expression, voice inflection, tone, pitch, etc.) there's miscommunication going on here. I suggest that everyone read a "questionable" sentence out loud, using different voice inflections and emphasizing different words. It's a common exercise in beginning nonverbal communication classes.