Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Thu, Jul 05 2007
More words or more different words?
I always thought the idea that women used more words than men meant that females used a larger vocabulary base. All this time, were we getting statistics on quantity, rather than variety? No wonder I've been confused. I knew that that things such as gossip are popular among both males and females and that the basic difference is the types of words used during gossip. In my experience, men tend to gossip with more action verbs, while women tend to gossip on a more emotional level. And men, based on my experience only, tend to approach gossip as an acceptable way of doing a little male bonding and expanding their circle of friends, while women tend to gossip in reaction to feeling left out of things. It's hard to explain, and not everyone would agree with me, of course. It's worth exploring for fun, if for no other reason.
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I always thought the idea that women used more words than men meant that females used a larger vocabulary base. All this time, were we getting statistics on quantity, rather than variety? No wonder I've been confused. I knew that that things such as gossip are popular among both males and females and that the basic difference is the types of words used during gossip. In my experience, men tend to gossip with more action verbs, while women tend to gossip on a more emotional level. And men, based on my experience only, tend to approach gossip as an acceptable way of doing a little male bonding and expanding their circle of friends, while women tend to gossip in reaction to feeling left out of things. It's hard to explain, and not everyone would agree with me, of course. It's worth exploring for fun, if for no other reason.
posted at: 11:07 | category: | link to this entry
