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... women by their connections to husband , son , or father - often even after he is dead . Women are commonly identified as someone's widow while men are never referred to as anyone's widower . Marie Marvingt , a French- woman who lived ...
... women by their connections to husband , son , or father - often even after he is dead . Women are commonly identified as someone's widow while men are never referred to as anyone's widower . Marie Marvingt , a French- woman who lived ...
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... women give more listening signals , according to Maltz and Borker , but the signals they give have different meanings for men and women , consistent with the speaker / audience alignment . Women use “ yeah ” to mean " I'm with you , I ...
... women give more listening signals , according to Maltz and Borker , but the signals they give have different meanings for men and women , consistent with the speaker / audience alignment . Women use “ yeah ” to mean " I'm with you , I ...
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... women are more likely to try to charm them by offering interesting information than by listening attentively to whatever information the women have to impart . I recall a luncheon preceding a talk I delivered to a college alumni ...
... women are more likely to try to charm them by offering interesting information than by listening attentively to whatever information the women have to impart . I recall a luncheon preceding a talk I delivered to a college alumni ...
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Simplicity WILLIAM ZINSSER | 13 |
Freewriting PETER ELBOW | 19 |
Revising Your Own Manuscript | 28 |
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