Week 6 Post 2: Language of the Sexes

2). Do you agree that men and women use language differently? In what areas?

I think that anyone who doesn’t agree that men and women use language differently is delusional or just has no experience communicating with the opposite sex. They use language very differently in almost all aspects of communicating, from expressing emotions, getting what they want, or accomplishing a task. I think the real tricky question on this topic would be, why? I think it’s part of the ago old question or nature versus nurture. Am I more sensitive than my boyfriend because I was brought up that way, or because of the estrogen in my body? Does he talk less than me because that’s what he’s used to, or because that’s how he likes it? Chapter three made a good point about how our the culture of our sex defines our communication skills, and I think it’s a really interesting note on the topic.