Do you "over report" or "under report"?

MollyB   Tue Jul 15, 2008 2:45 pm GMT
Extract:

"‘Over-reporting’ is when the subjects say they use the standard form more than they actually do. ‘Under-reporting’ is when subjects say they use the non-standard form more than they actually do (see Wardhaugh 200-201).

Trudgill found than women tend to over-report and men tend to under-report (1983: 89-92). This fits in with the hypercorrectness analyzed by Labov."

http://isg.urv.es/sociolinguistics/socio/trudgillinnorwich.doc

Do you "over report", "under report", or neither?
Guest   Tue Jul 15, 2008 3:40 pm GMT
Neither -- I don't recall ever filing a report on this.
Guest   Tue Jul 15, 2008 4:37 pm GMT
This fits in with patriarchy.
Guest   Tue Jul 15, 2008 4:39 pm GMT
*This fits in with patriarchy. *

Does it? How so?
Guest   Tue Jul 15, 2008 4:47 pm GMT
Oh, M.
I would, but you're so predictable.
It's boring to have a discussion with you.
MollyB   Tue Jul 15, 2008 5:14 pm GMT
<<It's boring to have a discussion with you. >>

Then why are you in this thread? Trolling, maybe?
Guest   Tue Jul 15, 2008 5:15 pm GMT
Hey Guest, why would you think we all know what you mean by "This fits in with patriarchy"? You must admit that your comment is a little bare. Why not elaborate on it?