Friday, September 28, 2012

We all translate differently...


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

Yes, I do believe men and women use language differently.  Men say what they mean and mean what they say; while women tend to fluff things up, and think about what they say before they say it. There is also a tone in a woman’s voice that makes her voice comforting and sympathetic, while most men’s voices are gruff and stern.

When my husband and I are talking to people we can say close to the same thing to the same person, but if it’s a male person they tend to understand him better, and if it’s a woman they tend to understand me better.  It’s all in the delivery of what it said. My husband always says that I take too long to tell a story, yet when telling the same story to my friends the girls want all the details. There are so many differences in the way we communicate, that there are books upon books on the subject. 

The bottom line is most men like the short, sweet, and to the point version of whatever it is being discussed to make a logical decision; while, most women want details so they can make a logical/ emotional decision with that “I feel good about this decision” feeling in their gut. Our brains understand things differently, and one way is no more right than the other, just different. 

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