Debunked
Jul 5, 2007
A new study shows that "the widespread and highly publicized stereotype about female talkativeness and male reticence is unfounded."
The results:
- Women in the study spoke a daily average of 16,215 words
- Men spoke an average of 15,669 words
So true, the women win, but not by a statistically significant margin. Mehl also noted that there are "very large individual differences around this mean."
I could have told them that. Handsome has about three times as many words to say per day as I do. It boggles the mind.
