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).
I usually think I can tell, but I have been surprised.
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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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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7/10
03/06/2011 09:52:40 PM
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