On Wed, 13 Sep 2000, Lisa M Olson wrote:
> Actually Tako, I would have said just the opposite. I find that in > the U.S., women use a much lower speaking pitch (in general) so that > they can be more respected by men.
I think we are in agreement on all counts - American women are speaking lower now to empower themselves against Victorian ideals of how women should talk... Much of our European classical music has hold-over values from this time.
Tako
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