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Sufayan.ah

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According to the research on gender comparisons in language style,
 
  a. no consistent gender differences are found in cursing or using obscene words.
  b. no consistent gender differences are found in writing style.
  c. when speaking, women consistently use more hesitant phrases, such as It could be that
  d. gender differences in language style depend on factors such as the gender of the conversational partner.

Question 2

Your text discusses research by Carli on the use of phrases such as I'm not sure and I suppose.. This research found that
 
  a. women consistently use these hesitant phrases more than men.
  b. men and women use these hesitant phrases equally.
  c. men use hesitant phrases when talking with women, but not with other men.
  d. women sometimes use hesitant phrases when talking with men, but not with other women.



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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