Friday, May 25, 2012

"Why Do Girls Talk Like This?"

It seems like whenever you people complain about modern speech patterns or vocabulary, they're complaining about the way girls talk. I'm not sure why that is, although I think I do recall reading an article about how girls are the trendsetters for language. They start (or at least spread) the 'fads' that become normal fixtures of a generation's language (before the trends change again).

Before I go any further, let me Google that.

Here it is - Young Women Often Trendsetters in Vocal Patterns, from the New York Times.



That said, it does sound pretty crazy. Or as my co-worker says, "That's cray cray!"
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  1. RuroushaMay 27, 2012 at 4:54 PM

    Oh, heavens, this made me laugh!

    If I may veer off in a different (or former) direction, I'm quite sure you've read this, but the biggest concern in Fukushima seems to be the spent fuel rods:

    http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/27/world/asia/concerns-grow-about-spent-fuel-rods-at-damaged-nuclear-plant-in-japan.html

    It goes without saying that everybody disagrees about the extent of the danger.

    Being a barbarian from Africa who's used to murder and mayhem, I shrug and tell myself, "Well, if that thing collapses, it doesn't matter much whether you're in Fukushima or in Kyushu ... "

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    1. イレインMay 29, 2012 at 8:03 AM

      Thank you, I hadn't read this. Someone else I had spoken to mentioned the fuel rods.

      >>Being a barbarian from Africa who's used to murder and mayhem, I shrug and tell myself, "Well, if that thing collapses, it doesn't matter much whether you're in Fukushima or in Kyushu ... "

      Well, I've never really been in a dangerous situation, but I feel like I'm taking an informed risk -- and imagine where we'd be if no one ever did that! :P

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