US EditionResearchers Say We’re Talking Less than Ever
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Speaking less may seem like a small, almost imperceptible change.A shorter conversation, a shorter response, or a written message rather than a call doesn't usually seem like important signals.However, when that change builds up over time, the effect becomes visible.That's what researchers from the University of Missouri–Kansas City and the University of Arizona found when analyzing how the number of words people speak daily has changed.The stud…
A new study shows that people are speaking 338 fewer words in their daily lives every year. According to US scientists, the reason is simple - we are spending more and more time on smartphones, self-service checkouts and social networks.
Researchers say we’re talking less than ever
Nobody is talking. | Image: Metrograph Pictures Researchers at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and the University of Arizona say that between 2005 and 2019, the number of words we speak out loud to another human being fell by nearly 28 percent. And that has likely only gotten worse following the pandemic. The researchers actually counted the number of words we were speaking on average (16,632 in 2005). They looked at data from 22 studies…
People talk less and less to each other: Every year, everyday conversations shrink by two percent. In search of the lost 338 words.
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