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da Sage · 04-02-2008, 01:58 AM

For the record, when I refer to gender groups, I am thinking mode and mean, not the entire set of each gender. I must remember to add "generally", or "most of the time" in the future, so my statements that are meant to be read as general, don't default into the absolute.

For example, instead of writing, "Men have lower voices than women", I will write "Most men have lower voices than most women". Many people would have read the meaning of those two sentences as the same, but in fact they are different.

I am annoyed that anyone would think that I think in absolutes, but hey, this is the internet, where semantics rule. So pick away.

04-02-2008, 01:58 AM	#35 (permalink)
da Sage V.I.P. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: MN Posts: 1,137	For the record, when I refer to gender groups, I am thinking mode and mean, not the entire set of each gender. I must remember to add "generally", or "most of the time" in the future, so my statements that are meant to be read as general, don't default into the absolute. For example, instead of writing, "Men have lower voices than women", I will write "Most men have lower voices than most women". Many people would have read the meaning of those two sentences as the same, but in fact they are different. I am annoyed that anyone would think that I think in absolutes, but hey, this is the internet, where semantics rule. So pick away. Last edited by da Sage; 04-02-2008 at 02:07 AM.