Here is the evaluation of my latest sermon (sans quotes of others):
Genre: Formal
Female = 1963
Male = 2578
Difference = 615; 56.77%
Verdict: Weak MALE
Weak emphasis could indicate European.
Weak male? That doesn't sound very flattering. I don't know if a weak European male is an improvement. Oh well. Let's move on.
Let's check out Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.
Genre: Formal
Female = 280
Male = 443
Difference = 163; 61.27%
Verdict: MALE
You betcha. The Emancipator. What a guy.
How about Christina Rossetti's Goblin Market?
Genre: Formal
Female = 5500
Male = 2582
Difference = -2918; 31.94%
Verdict: FEMALE
So far we are three for three, although my panties are bit scrunched about that "weak male" evaluation.
What about Jesus' farewell discourse to his disciples?
Genre: Formal
Female = 3779
Male = 2518
Difference = -1261; 39.98%
Verdict: FEMALE
Holy goddess, Batman! Jesus was a woman!! Finally, we know the truth, and you read it first on Shuck and Jive (with of course the help of Heather who introduced me to the widget...)
Nya, nya, nya-nya nya. It looks like my writing could beat up your writing, John! I analyzed 6 pieces I wrote for CTNC and 4 for my personal website. The CTNC pieces all scored about like this:
ReplyDeleteGenre: Informal
Female = 562
Male = 1238
Difference = 676; 68.77%
Verdict: MALE
Genre: Formal
Female = 436
Male = 818
Difference = 382; 65.23%
Verdict: MALE
The personal pieces all came out WEAK mail. Not a female in the bunch.
Snad--What does it all mean?
ReplyDeleteMaybe Frankie Valli knows...
"Talk like a man, write like a man."
I've also been told I whistle like a man, and I drive like a man.
ReplyDeletehhhmmmm
Lord, now we gotta listen to the argument over whose dangling participle is bigger.
ReplyDeleteI ran my post to Toby, the one he deleted in a huff, and here are the results:
ReplyDeleteGenre: Informal
Female = 428
Male = 1299
Difference = 871; 75.21%
Verdict: MALE
Maybe he just doesn't like men with gender neutral names.
Then I ran Matthew's version of the sermon on the mount:
Genre: Informal
Female = 1304
Male = 1960
Difference = 656; 60.04%
Verdict: MALE
Genre: Formal
Female = 2118
Male = 1788
Difference = -330; 45.77%
Verdict: Weak FEMALE
Weak emphasis could indicate European.
I guess it depends on whether you think it was a formal or informal sermon? I like strong women, so I vote for the informal.
But arguing over who has the biggest dangling participle is over the top. LOL.