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New Yorkers seem to think the best thing two people can do is talk.

~Deborah Tannen

Topics: Best New New Yorkers People Seem Talk Thing Think Two Two People

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Most non-New Yorkers, finding themselves within hearing range of strangers' conversation, think it's nice to pretend they didn't hear. But many New Yorkers think it's nice to toss in a relevant comment.

~Deborah Tannen

Topics: Comment Conversation Finding Hear Hearing Many Most New New Yorkers Nice Pretend Range Relevant Strangers Themselves Think Toss Within

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Much of my work over the years has developed the premise that women's styles of friendship and conversation aren't inherently better than men's, simply different.

~Deborah Tannen

Topics: Better Conversation Developed Different Friendship Inherently Men Much Over Premise Simply Styles Than Women Work Years

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I interviewed more than 100 women about their sisters, but if they also had brothers, I asked them to compare. Most said they talked to their sisters more often, at greater length and, yes, about more personal topics. This often meant that they felt closer to their sisters, but not always.

~Deborah Tannen

Topics: About Also Always Asked Brothers Closer Compare Felt Greater Had Length Meant More Most Often Personal Said Sisters Talked Than Them Topics Women Yes

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Sisters, to me, are fascinating because it is a unique connection of the coming together of connection and competition. The fact that you have these age differences is a built-in power struggle, and the fact that you're all trying to get attention and resources from the same parents creates competition.

~Deborah Tannen

Topics: Age Attention Because Coming Competition Connection Creates Differences Fact Fascinating Get Me Parents Power Resources Same Sisters Struggle Together Trying Unique You

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I have two sisters; one is two years older, and one is eight years older. That helped me understand how completely different sister relationships can be.

~Deborah Tannen

Topics: Different Eight Helped How Me Older Relationships Sister Sisters Two Understand Years

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I think it is important to remember that there are so many different ways to be sisters.

~Deborah Tannen

Topics: Different Different Ways Important Many Remember Sisters So Many Different Ways Think Ways I Think

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The trickiest thing about the double bind is that it operates imperceptibly, like shots from a gun with a silencer.

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The double bind lowers its boom on women in positions of authority, so those who haven't yet risen to such positions have not yet felt its full weight.

~Deborah Tannen

Topics: Authority Bind Boom Double Felt Full Positions Risen Those Weight Who Women

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The Pavlovian view of women voters - 'plug the words in, and they will respond' - sends a chill down my spine because it sounds like an adaptation of something I have written about communication between the sexes: When a woman tells a man about a problem, she doesn't want him to fix it; she just wants him to listen and let her know he understands.

~Deborah Tannen

Topics: About Adaptation Because Between Chill Communication Down Fix He Her Him Just Know Like Listen Man Plug Problem Respond Sends Sexes She Something Sounds Spine Tells Understands View Voters Want Wants Will Woman Women Words Written

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Sociologist

Born: June 7th, 1945

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