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Until recently, it was believed that men and women actually differ in their language abilities and garrulousness. For example, in 1997, Dr. Phil McGraw, a well-known American psychologist, asserted on the popular TV programme Larry King Live, on CNN, that men use about 1500 words a day while women use about 5000.[1] However, James Pennebaker of the University of Texas and Matthias Mehl of the Uni…