Chapter 28: Suggestion for Writing 1: Ann Friedman, “Can We Just, Like, Get Over the Way Women Talk?”

Read Can We Just, Like, Get Over the Way Women Talk? by Ann Friedman and answer the following question. Then “submit” your work.

Question 1

According to Friedman, feminist linguist Robin Lakoff argues that “the very things career coaches advise women to cut out of their speech are actually signs of highly evolved communication” (paragraph 10). Argue for or against Lakoff’s assertion, drawing on your own observations and referring to specific examples.