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The Differences in Linguistic Forms Used by Men and Women

Table 4: Item Statistics for Tag Questions used by men and women

Mean Std. Deviation N
I am aware there are differences between men's and women's speech. 3.78 1.05 80
Men usually go straight to the point in their speech. 3.93 0.81 80
Women usually are more indirect than men in speech. 3.82 0.91 80
I think men are more soft-spoken than women. 2.75 1.13 80
Men are more talkative than women. 2.89 1.22 80
Women usually ask for more details in their questions than men. 4.48 0.86 80
Men tend to conquer the conversation when they are having a group discussion. 3.31 0.94 80
Women love to share about their relationship life during conversations. 4.19 1.10 80
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