There are always people out there who would claim that men and women write inherently different types of fiction/language/whatever. The latest such is V.S. Naipaul. I have always been sceptical of the claim and I find it absurd that a well respected author like Naipaul, who has spent his writing life tackling another form of marginalisation, would spout such nonsense.
Anyway. Here is a test. I'd be interested to hear what you get, as a semi-scientific sampling of the reading public (please let me know if you get something right because you recognise the passage).
Formerly Mat Bloody Cauthon on Wotmania, blessed be its name
Sex and writing
03/06/2011 03:45:43 PM
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This test simply reinforced a completely different opinion of mine.
03/06/2011 04:07:26 PM
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Literature reflects society. Welcome to the age of text messaging *NM*
03/06/2011 06:08:53 PM
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6/10! *NM*
03/06/2011 06:06:09 PM
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Oh, gender roles. You so pervasive. Do MTF authors write like men or women? IT IS A MYSTERY *NM*
03/06/2011 09:30:13 PM
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