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From: jcf@world.std.com (Joseph C Fineman)
Subject: Re: fe/male speech in English??
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Date: Mon, 27 Feb 1995 22:45:14 GMT
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One m-f difference in English that is part of folklore (jokes on the
radio, etc.) is that women know more color words than men.  I, for
example, do not know what mauve & puce mean.  But I suspect that this
difference, even if real, is confined to some classes.
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        Joe Fineman             jcf@world.std.com
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