In her article, “’But What Do You Mean?’ Woman and Men in Conversation”, by Deborah Tannen she discusses the difference in talking between men and women. The distinction between how women communicate and how men communicate. The difference is striking because one does not realize how different women and men talk unless it is revealed to them somehow such as reading this article. Tannen started by apologies. Women apologize way more than men. Women apologize sometimes when they have not even done anything wrong but it is an automatic response. Men, however, do not apologize so often. When it comes to criticism, men are harsher. Women sugar coat bad news, trying to be gentle when saying something that isn’t good. However, men just say it,
