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... men that is created by society, 'I WANT TO KILL HIM.' Furthermore, in my studies I found that men are more likely to use coarse language 'she likes this this dick head across the road', this again is most probably explained by the macho stereotype, which most males strive to become. Moreover, males had the tendency to use hyphens, instead of commas and full stops 'Sometimes I feel like talking to my mates about my troubles at home-but I know they'll laugh.' This could be explained by the desire to detach themselves from the emotional part of the sentence. The problem then appears in the adjunct so it distances them from the admittance to actually having a problem or expressing emotional weakness or personal concern. Females in my research were more likely to use stative verbs 'I feel like crying' as society encourages them at an early age to discuss their ...
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