The Secret Life of Pronouns: What Our Words Say About Us by James W. Pennebaker

Author:James W. Pennebaker [Pennebaker, James W.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2011-08-22T14:00:00+00:00

Low use of I-words People higher in the social hierarchy use first-person singular pronouns such as I, me, and my at much lower rates than people lower in status. In any interaction between two people, the person with the higher status uses fewer I-words. This is not a typo. High-status people, when talking to lower-status people, use the words I, me, and my at low rates. Conversely, the lower-status people tend to use I-words at high rates.

High use of we-words Those higher in status use first-person plural pronouns (we, us, our) at much higher rates than those lower in status.

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