Deborah Tannen Language Analysis

Communication between Two Genders Human beings although biologically classified as animals, are mainly diversified through gender such as male and female. Between those two genders, there is a main thing that allows easy exchange and understanding which is communication. However, communication has never been easy between two genders, for there are still many points that differentiate the way each of the genders make their speech to be understood. According to Deborah Tennen writer of But What Do You Mean? she says "women and men often have different ideas about what is appropriate" (435) in apology expression, criticism, complaint and fighting. Habitually it is understood experession of apology might be the most courteous way people use to ask for forgiveness after they know their errors. However, between the …show more content…
Both genders feel to fight to survive. Men often assume the responsability of better conquer the world and the environment, so they feel they deserve the first place. That is proven in all their daily attitude in front of women. Also they count a lot on their natural strength where most of the time they are almost 99% sure to physically dominate women in any fight. They consequently use all behavior that are able to intimidate and dominate anywhere they stand. While women from nature law they are not going to use the same strategy, but they usually target psychological issues that torment efficiently. According to Deborah Tannen, men see challenge as a tool to get better while women see it as a personal attack and an offense (p.438). In conclusion, even though men and women are both human beings, they differ in how they handle themselves in life's circumstances as in apologies, criticisim, complaints, and fighting. However, the most important in the human beings' life is they definitely succeed to understant each other in several other points that seem common to both