Generation Z and Millennials both share similarities and differences in how each generation tends to speak. Millennials focus more on expressing their opinions and opening the floor to debate whereas Generation Z is more emotional- being told that his opinion is wrong is considered an infringement on his happiness. The Generation Zers tend to be extremely captious when it comes to choosing their words and manipulating them to their advantage so that they cannot be told otherwise; they care only about their opinion and do not care to listen to others. These nuances in speech affect interactions among individuals in both generations.
Both generations tend to be nitpicky and judgemental to others’ speech patterns and each has its own way of perceiving the same line. Millennials have placed much stress on differentiating how women and men speak and stating that ‘women's speech’ as inferior. Deborah Cameron touches upon this in her article “Just Don’t Do It” by underscoring how much more of society pays attention to men than women because of how women ‘hedge’ their words and utilize uptalk. Uptalking makes women seem unsure of their words, and therefore implies a lack of …show more content…
While both generations agree on the weakness portrayed when women speak using words like “just”, they are evidently different when sharing their opinions and welcoming others into the discussion, or more often, debate. It is also true that the feeling based communication is not good for success, and all genders should use language which promotes logic and arguments. However, that does not mean that women need to emulate men and should abandon their polite and feminine traits in their communication. Similarly, a deferential or polite language used by women should not be construed as weak or
Both generations tend to be nitpicky and judgemental to others’ speech patterns and each has its own way of perceiving the same line. Millennials have placed much stress on differentiating how women and men speak and stating that ‘women's speech’ as inferior. Deborah Cameron touches upon this in her article “Just Don’t Do It” by underscoring how much more of society pays attention to men than women because of how women ‘hedge’ their words and utilize uptalk. Uptalking makes women seem unsure of their words, and therefore implies a lack of …show more content…
While both generations agree on the weakness portrayed when women speak using words like “just”, they are evidently different when sharing their opinions and welcoming others into the discussion, or more often, debate. It is also true that the feeling based communication is not good for success, and all genders should use language which promotes logic and arguments. However, that does not mean that women need to emulate men and should abandon their polite and feminine traits in their communication. Similarly, a deferential or polite language used by women should not be construed as weak or