I'm pleased to say I know the words on both lists. I suspect so does Margie, and I'd lay fairly high odds on Kay. Still, as a broad generation, it's an interesting look at how subculture (presumably what guys talk / read about vs what gals talk / read about) influences vocabulary (which, in turn, works the other way around, too).
The Words That Are Most Known to Only Men or Women
This post first appeared in Business Insider. Most people believe gender influences conversation. Men might discuss cars, while women gab about fashion. As it turns out, there’s some truth to the stereotypes, according to data analysis from the Center for Reading Research, which we saw on /r/linguistics. Center director Mark Brysbaert looked…
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"Biped"???
Down on the farm we just called them "two-legs."
Is there a bias in “Men might discuss cars, while women gab about fashion.”???