Comments on: Gender Differences: Male Speech

By: Irena

Irena — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:07:54 +0000

Men don’t give each other compliments in their conversation.they tend to say :
‘Where did you get this shirt ?’ insted of
‘You look handsome in this shirt ?’
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By: Angelica

Angelica — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:30:08 +0000

Thank you for putting all this on an Ebook later, it makes it so much easier not to lose this among everything else I save from the blogosphere. It’s really useful.

And on male speech, I have a big brother who usually brings his friends home. The thing about “not personal” really shows when they speak! They insult each other all the time, in a friendly way.

By: Natalie Hatch

Natalie Hatch — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:42:29 +0000

Ah so that’s why men don’t talk when a woman is speaking, or is it more that they’re not listening….

By: Rosalind M

Rosalind M — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:29:35 +0000

How have I been missing all of this?! Now I feel paranoid about all of the other writing-related treasures I’ve been overlooking while I’m at work all day. I’m especially treasuring this mini-course, since I’m more comfortable writing from a male POV than a female one.

By: Mary

Mary — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:52:05 +0000

Now I have to wonder about myself… looks like I have a tendancy to talk like a man! Laughing

Great Lesson!

By: Cats

Cats — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:43:26 +0000

Great stuff! Thank you for sharing.

I noticed also that men tend to speak more about their achievements; they call it confidence and it’s part of being competitive in a friendly way. Whereas in groups of women, competition is simply not done, if you want to play nice. There is a book by Deborah Tannen that gives interesting insights into the dynamics of gender differences: You Just Don’t Understand.

Men also concentrate more on the facts and figures and tend not to get the hints about the relationship and the emotions. When you tell them about a problem, they often go into a problem solving mode – even if a woman simply wants them to listen.

By: C.

C. — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:15:08 +0000

Very interesting to read, I’m going to have to go over a few of my novels again!

Sign me up for the drawing!

By: Sarai

Sarai — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:33:56 +0000

WOW this gets better and better everyday! Thanks for the insight *g*

By: Sara

Sara — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:13:34 +0000

This is great stuff, Cheryl. Thanks for sharing it. Looking forward to seeing you Saturday :-0

Sara