Do Women Use Vocal Fry More Than Men?
Introduction
Some people think young women use a low, creaky voice more than men. New research says this is not true.
Main Body
Vocal fry is a low, rattling sound in the voice. In the past, some studies said women used this sound more. Because of this, some people think women speak poorly at work. Jeanne Brown from McGill University studied 49 people in Canada. She looked at their voice sounds. She found that men use vocal fry more than women. She also found that older people use it more. She did another test with recordings. People thought the voice was 'vocal fry' because of the pitch. They did not think about the person's gender. This means people just believe women use it more, but it is not a fact.
Conclusion
Men and older people use vocal fry more. The idea that only women use it is wrong.
Learning
đŖī¸ Comparing Things
In this text, we see a very useful way to compare two groups: More than.
The Pattern:
[Group A] + use/do + more than + [Group B]
Examples from the text:
- "Men use vocal fry more than women."
- "Older people use it more."
How to use it in your life: If you want to say one thing is bigger, faster, or happens more often, use this simple formula:
- I drink more water than tea. (Water > Tea)
- Cats sleep more than dogs. (Cats > Dogs)
Quick Tip: Notice that we don't need complex words to compare. Just use More than to show which side is 'bigger'!