| WOMENSPEAK | ENGLISH EQUIVALENT |
|---|
| You want | You want |
| We need | I want |
| It's your decision | The right decision should be obvious by now |
| Do what you want | You'll pay for this later |
| We need to talk | I need to complain |
| Sure,... go ahead | I don't want you to |
| I'm hungry | (a) Make me something to eat (b) Stop
what you are doing, scrape together your last $$, and go drive across
town and get me something to eat. ... I don't care if what you are
doing is important. |
| I'm not upset | Of course I'm upset, you moron |
| You're,... so manly | You need a shave and you sweat a lot |
| Be romantic, turn out the lights | I have flabby thighs. |
| This kitchen is so inconvenient | I want a new house |
| The car is empty | Go fill it up |
| The trash is full | Take it out |
| The dog is barking | Go outside in your underwear and see what is wrong |
| I want new curtains | and carpeting, and furniture, and wallpaper |
| I need wedding shoes | the other 40 pair are the wrong shade of white |
| Hang the picture there | NO! I mean hang it there! |
| I heard a noise | I noticed you were almost asleep |
| DO you love me? | I'm going to ask for something expensive |
| How much do you love me? | I did something today you're really not going to like
|
| In answer to "What's Wrong?"
|
| Nothing | Everything |
| Nothing, really | It's just THINK that you're such an asshole |
| I don't want to talk about it | Go away, I'm still building up steam. |