Deborah Tannen

We tend to look through language and not realize how much power language has. ↗

— Deborah Tannen

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Each person's life is lived as a series of conversations. ↗

— Deborah Tannen

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Each underestimates her own power and overestimates the other's. ↗

— Deborah Tannen

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For most women, the language of conversation is primarily a language of rapport: a way of establishing connections and negotiating relationships. ↗

— Deborah Tannen

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Relationships are made of talk - and talk is for girls and women. ↗

— Deborah Tannen

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The biggest mistake is believing there is one right way to listen, to talk, to have a conversation - or a relationship. ↗

— Deborah Tannen

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We all know we are unique individuals, but we tend to see others as representatives of groups. ↗

— Deborah Tannen

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