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Is this on Snopes, does anyone know?

I tried searching the site and the forums without luck.


Me too. Frown


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Nice sites, Zmj. Thanks! I've been quite interested in this subject and am glad to learn that those old statistics are balderdash.

Now, Arnie & Bob, your assignment is to post this urban legend on Snopes. Let's get the word out!
 
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men tend to speak to exchange information whereas women speak as a social act

Very interesting idea . . . but as you say, RE, no data. My personal instinct says that how much one speaks depends more on one's temperament more than one's gender. Also, I suggest that both men and women speak to exchange information, but women's information would tend to be more socially relavant. Baseball statistics really don't have much bearing on a person's life, but who is dating whom might.


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Here's a book review that addresses the core of this discussion, methinks: http://www.powells.com/review/2007_07_08
 
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Yep. I'm in total agreement, Asa. Wink
 
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It's a while since I met Allan to speak to him but he does have a website http://www.peaseinternational.com/ and I am sure would give a polite response to anyone who chooses to enquire.

I fully accept that Allan is a "popular psychologist" - but I wouldn't accept that popularity is always equivalent to inaccuracy. I wouldn't suggest that his findings are proven to be wrong and thus worthy of "Snopesing" just yet - but neither would I accept them as accurate without more data.


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Via Language Log, The Mythical Chat Gap.


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Thanks, zmj. Nice article. I always knew that there wasn't a difference (except individually of course) between the number of words men and women say. I am glad to see the evidence now.
 
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The findings certainly seem clear enough, although I'd like to see more research on a more random sample. 400 college students is significant but students are a special group, possibly with different communication and speaking patterns from the population as a whole.

But on the face of it, this research does seem to disprove Allan's theory - although I don't suppose his audiences will care all that much. Never let the facts get in the way of a good storyWink


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