"Women talk three times as much as men" - WRONG!!!

PROTECT ME!!!  The Daily Mail (UK) is either the most fair-minded  publication on the planet or the most confused - in an article titled "Women talk three times as much as men, says study" the near-ending reads:

Deborah Cameron, an Oxford University linguistics professor with a special interest in language and gender, said the amount we talk is influenced by who we are with and what we are doing.

She added: "If you aggregate a large number of studies you will find there is little difference between the amount men and women talk."

PUNCHLINE:  Stereotypical typecasting psychobabble should be seen for what it is and avoided at all costs.

Written By:Sue Stapely On December 18, 2006 9:36 AM

Surely, it's not the quantity but the quality?

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