Short Summary Of Crosswalk By Deborah Tannen

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Kevin Rodriguez ENC 1101 Profesor Lisenbee September 23, 2012 Homework Essay 1 Crosswalk by Deborah Tannen This essay is basically about cross-gender miscommunications that happen in everyday life. Tannen explains the types of communications that men and women have. In an example, Tannen says that a woman who owns a bookstore needed to speak to the store manager. The owner spoke to the manager about helping the bookkeeper with the billing. But after a few days the manager never did anything. So she decided to sit down with him to clear up the issue. She told him that Sarah needs help with the bills, what do you think about helping her out? The man said okay ( meaning that he’ll think about it). Tannen explains here that this is a breakdown

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