earache, my eye

... women and our 'female' language ? hmmmm ;)

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Yes, we women make no sense.

So, luckily for us, a German publisher has announced it’s plans to produce a guide designed to help men ‘decipher’ various (ahem) ‘baffling female banter'.

The Langenscheidt publishing group, best known for it’s comprehensive (and very well-respected) foreign language dictionaries, apparently sees no irony in publishing a dictionary in ‘female’.

According to the guide, when a woman says to a man “let’s just cuddle”, what she really means is “no sex tonight, please !”.

(Hah !. No shit, Sherlock !. Don’t tell me they think this is actually news to anyone ?).

Designed to help men ‘translate the subtext of female conversation’, it also includes such gems as “understanding why your woman wants you to pay attention when she is trying on shoes”.

(What ? whaaaaat ?).

Apparently, you need to pay attention to your female partners’ footwear selections because you are about to pay for them !.

(You are ???. Hello, equality ?).

Creatively entitled “German-Woman/Woman-German", the first issue is due in October. According to the blurb, the themed chapters offer men ‘behavioral tips’ and will ‘expose hidden messages transmitted by women’ in everyday situations.

Ooooh, look out girls. They’re onto us ! ;)


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Reply #1 from JoeUser Forums Top
It is interesting to note that feminist linguist and science fiction writer, Suzette Haden Elgin, created a completely new language, Laadan, for use by women who had become sick of the masculine-centricity of the already living languages.

This enterprise arose out of the language planning initiated by the feminist movement in the 70's. Its most famous success is the introduction of the courtesy title Ms for women, a title which gives no indication of the users marital status or "dependence"

If interested -

Link

Marco
Reply #2 from JoeUser Forums Top
If interested


i'm interested !

i'm going to look right now !

vanessa XX

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Reply #3 from JoeUser Forums Top
Hell Mig...we need as much help as we can get....Remember we are men!...Testosterone can cause temporary deafness at times!

I personally plan on buying a copy! i want to know what "nothing" truly means

As in...." what's wrong?"....."Nothing!" lol
Reply #4 from JoeUser Forums Top
I personally plan on buying a copy! i want to know what "nothing" truly means


I think the stock standard translation for "nothing" is "everything" or "you"

E.g what's wrong? - Translation: Absolutely everything, i can't specifically put my finger on it, but its devestating and i just don't see how i can continue.

Usually when this connotation is evoked the problem is minor and non-sepcific. a bad day or hormone induced psychosis. basically they whimper and then try to find a justification after the fact.

E.g. what's wrong? - translation: You! That's what's wrong. You are! Scum of the earth. Man meat. God's punishment for women. Not only are you lower than the fungus on the sole of my feet, you plead ignorance. What's wrong indeed! As if you didn't know you superfluous penis extension!

Trying to be helpful - Marco
Reply #5 from JoeUser Forums Top
Love it! Both the article and the lovely comments
Reply #6 from JoeUser Forums Top
Hell Mig...we need as much help as we can get....Remember we are men!...Testosterone can cause temporary deafness at times!




I personally plan on buying a copy! i want to know what "nothing" truly means

As in...." what's wrong?"....."Nothing!" lol


agent 00silky, i think it just means nothing. sorry ! lol


I think the stock standard translation for "nothing" is "everything" or "you"


bad marco !


a bad day or hormone induced psychosis


oh, you may be lynched for that


As if you didn't know you superfluous penis extension!





Trying to be helpful - Marco


thanks. i miss you !



Love it! Both the article and the lovely comments


thankyou again, ladycleave. I'm looking forward to catching up on your blog


vanessa/mig XX
Reply #7 from JoeUser Forums Top
mig: So funny!

*hangs head in shame* I actually tell my husband nothing is wrong even when it is . . . because if he doesn't already know, then I'm not going to tell him! hmmph! ()
Reply #8 from JoeUser Forums Top
What drives me the most crazy is that I can tell, with 100% accuracy (at least so far) when something is wrong with my wife. In fact there have been times when I asked her what was wrong, she replied "nothing" and actually meant it. Then we got talking, things came out, and she admitted she hadn't realized there was something wrong until we talked.

So, far too often something actually is wrong, but it isn't that my wife doesn't want to tell me, she just isn't sure herself. And boy, that is frustrating for both of us. Me, I just keeped it all bottled up inside. Bad, I know.
Reply #9 from JoeUser Forums Top
I actually tell my husband nothing is wrong even when it is


alright, texas wahine ! i like it! keep him in the dark hehe !


In fact there have been times when I asked her what was wrong, she replied "nothing" and actually meant it. Then we got talking, things came out, and she admitted she hadn't realized there was something wrong until we talked.


bluedev, your wife is lucky to have you

Me, I just keeped it all bottled up inside. Bad, I know


i think a lot of men feel this way, though. i am my husbands' closest friend, but i'm sure he doesn't 'lean' on me as hard as he could if he feels troubled. it seems to be that he feels his role is to be the strong one sometimes.


vanessa/mig XX
Reply #10 from JoeUser Forums Top
it seems to be that he feels his role is to be the strong one sometimes.


Not sometimes, but ALL the time! That is the traditional male role.
Reply #11 from JoeUser Forums Top
the time! That is the traditional male role.


*sigh* it is true, citahellion.

vanessa/mig XX