“Admittedly, this is a stereotype,” she said, “but generally women tend to speak more quickly and to use more words, and they interrupt their breathing in order to get it all out.” I found this to be true in my own speech patterns, which jesting friends have sometimes described as torrential. I often run out of breath before I’ve finished my thought, and either have to gasp in the middle to make it through, or push the words out faster to finish sooner. Since my training, I have also observed this phenomenon in action at various dinner parties or in restaurants. Women often lean into a
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