In this segment i’m going to help you understand the differences between men and women’s speech patterns. This will hopefully help you understand your partner better, take away some of the confusion about why your mate talks like he or she does, and therefore, improve your relationship.

Again, although this information is general, speech experts have found specific differences in the way men and women talk. Let’s start with eachother’s voices. Men generally speak in a louder voice than women and they use volume to emphasize points.

On the other hand, women usually use pitch and inflection to emphasize points. Like, “oh my god.” also, men generally use approximately 3 tones when they speak, which sounds more monotonous in speech. Women sound more emotional and use about 5 tones when talking.

Research also shows that guys interrupt others more and allow fewer interruptions than women do. When it comes to content of speech, men make more direct accusations when complaining, such as saying something like…..”you don’t call.”

Women on the other hand, make more indirect dramatic statements which can be interpreted as nagging and say, “why don’t you ever call?”  Women’s speech is also interpreted as being dramatic because we use more intensifiers such as, “really and so”..…etc.”

You’ll hear more women saying something like, “so, then i told her what happened,” or ” I’m really glad i told her”…guys will just say, “I told her.” along those same lines, men make more direct, declarative statements like “it’s a good day.” women will make more tentative statements and use “tag endings” or upward inflections which make statements sound like questions such as….”it’s a good day…isn’t it?” also, men use more interjections when changing topics.. Like ….”oh…hey…listen”… they might say something like,…”oh…i told him the story.” or “hey did you see that game?” women use more conjunctions when changing topics like….”and…. But …however”…. Which sounds like we’re talking more. Which leads me to the final point of different speech patterns between men and women. Guys generally ask fewer questions. Women will ask many more questions to stimulate conversations. Now remember all this information on the differences between the way men and women communicate is general, but is based on research of brain activity, hormones, thought processes and speech patterns…and understanding eachother better can definitely lead to better relationships.

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