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Men and Women Equally Talkative, Study Finds

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A recent study has debunked the popular myth that women talk more than men. A research team recorded the conversations of nearly 400 college students to estimate how many words men and women speak each day — and found that there isn't much difference at all.

Deborah Tannen, professor, Georgetown University; author of You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation and "Who Does the Talking Here?" published in the Washington Post

Amy Dickinson, writes the syndicated column "Ask Amy" for the Chicago Tribune

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