Wk 3 Discussion, Question #2

I strongly believe that men and women do use language differently. Men tend to use more agressive language. It differs depending on who they talk to. If men are talking to other men they try and use professional language that makes them sound strong and confident. If they are talking to their friends they use a more laid back form of language. They don't care so much about using correct grammar when they are with their friends. When men are talking to women they don't use such an agressive type of language. They aren't as strong with their words. Women on the other had don't use such an agressive type of language as men. When women are talking to professional colleagues they do use professional language to make them sound strong and confident but they use it in a more soothing way. When women are with their friends they use a soothing type of language as well. They a type of language that is more comforting to whoever they are speaking with.

One specific example that I can give is they way my boyfriend talks to his boss and his friends. My boyfriend works for a small plumbing company. He has been working there for the last three years. The owner of the company his best friends father who he has grown up with. My boyfriend and I were invited to the first birthday of the owners grandson. The party was going to be pretty big with a lot of our good friends. When we got to the house and everyone was in the backyard swimming and having a good time. We said hello to his boss and his wife. During that conversation my boyfriend was very polite and talked professionally to his boss. After we said hello to them we were hanging out with our good friends that were there. There was a big group of guys there that my boyfriend grew up with. The second we were hanging out with our friends his language was completely different. They were all joking around and occasionally swearing. It was amazing to see the type of language that he was using switch in a second just from changing who he was talking to.

On the other hand the language that I used during this whole scenario that I discussed above my language did not change once. When we were talking to his boss I was very polite and respectful. When we were talking to his friends my language may have changed a little but not as much as my boyfriends did. I was a little more relaxed with our friends but there was no significant change in the language that I was using.