We all know we are unique individuals, but we tend to see others as representatives of groups.

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• Deborah Tannen:

  Relationships are made of talk - and talk is for girls and women.

• Deborah Tannen:

  We tend to look through language and not realize how much power language has.

• Deborah Tannen:

  The biggest mistake is believing there is one right way to listen, to talk, to have a conversation

• Deborah Tannen:

  Sister relationships span a huge range, from best friends to worst enemies. From 'I adore her; I ta

• Deborah Tannen:

  I think of myself as a writer as much as I think of myself as a linguist and an academic. I really

• Deborah Tannen:

  I am the youngest of three girls. My first linguistics book was a study of 'New York Jewish convers

• Deborah Tannen:

  Conversations with sisters can spark extremes of anger or extremes of love. Everything said between

• Deborah Tannen:

  A sister is someone who owns part of what you own: a house, perhaps, or a less tangible legacy, lik

• Deborah Tannen:

  The word 'sister' evokes an ideal of connection and support, like the friendships that made Rebecca

• Deborah Tannen:

  When women told me they'd always wished they had a sister, they were thinking of this ideal of mutu