Are these both ok? “I’m sorry,” he said a sad voice/tone.
If yes, are they the same?

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Are these both ok? “I’m sorry,” he said a sad voice/tone.
If yes, are they the same?

Thanks

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Yes, both sound OK.  They are pretty much the same in this context.  Both "voice" and "tone" have lots of different meanings in other contexts, but here I think they are interchangeable.

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They are both OK, but you need to use the preposition 'in'. He said IN a sad voice/tone