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Topic: I heard a study on the radio about men vs. women.

Anonymous A started this discussion 15 years ago #1,089

It said that men need to speak roughly 2000 words per day, whereas women need to speak roughly 10000 per day. Do you think that is actually true?

Unintentional Jackass !LASXURl1b6 joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 56 seconds later[^] [v] #20,744

No, I often go entire days without saying a word.

Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 7 hours later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #21,242

> need

what?

The Continental !!+bfOgzYS+ joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 23 seconds later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #21,244

That is not true. Women need to say at least 10 million.

Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 19 minutes later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #21,292

I go days without speaking.

GerK !SWvIfe9lJA joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #21,296

I've never spoken before in my life so suck my dick bitch.

Triptych !!DP4/G/5A6 joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 18 minutes later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #21,323

No. If I'm at home, I speak as little as possible.

Ph !5pM9NZR/l6 joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 3 minutes later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #21,328

Well we apparently have a lot of social outcasts and xenophobes that are exceptions to this.

Anonymous E replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #21,332

@previous (Ph !5pM9NZR/l6)
Well, it is the internet...

dreamworks !xPoNIEsltA joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 5 minutes later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #21,341

@21,244 (The Continental !!+bfOgzYS+)
That's not funny.

Anonymous E replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #21,343

@previous (dreamworks !xPoNIEsltA)
It kinda is, because it's true.

Anonymous J joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #21,345

For all saying that you go days without speaking remember this is an average, meaning some days you say less and some days you say more.

As for the validity of this study it sounds true.

Inb4 more aspie comments

Anonymous E replied with this 15 years ago, 3 minutes later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #21,347

@previous (J)
On the days that I do speak, to get an average of 2,000, I would obviously have to speak four- or six-thousand words. Now, does it make sense for a shy, awkward man who keeps to himself to speak 6000 thousand words in a single day, fella?

(Edited 2 minutes later.)

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 6 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #21,349

@21,345 (J)

Basically this. I'd say there's a decent amount of socially anxious people on this board which this wouldn't apply to whatsoever, so it's sort of like asking a leper colony which moisturizer they use.

Anonymous E replied with this 15 years ago, 2 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #21,351

@previous (A)
There is no study on this. You've heard an old wife's tale.

http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/003420.html

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 3 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #21,364

@previous (E)

I know how to use Google, thanks.

Anonymous E replied with this 15 years ago, 59 seconds later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #21,366

@previous (A)
You should have used it before you started this thread, then.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #21,370

@previous (E)

I was asking for opinions, despite how skewed the result may have been.

Anonymous C replied with this 15 years ago, 58 seconds later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #21,373

This is clearly ridiculous; no one NEEDS to speak a certain amount of words a day.

Anonymous E replied with this 15 years ago, 2 seconds later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #21,375

@21,370 (A)
Opinions on a bit of fluff housewives tell each other?

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 50 seconds later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #21,377

@previous (E)

Yes.

Anonymous A (OP) double-posted this 15 years ago, 27 seconds later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #21,378

@21,373 (C)

Very true.

Anonymous E replied with this 15 years ago, 2 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #21,386

@21,377 (A)
It's obviously inaccurate.

Plus, while I don't speak many words, I have no trouble communicating via BBS or email or most other non-oral means.
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