I have just been informed by a reliable source (you know who you are) that women use 4000 words per day.  Since my source has spend quite a considerable time with women I don’t doubt him but I do question the accuracy of this figure.   I don’t know about the average person but I find myself talking ALL day.  In the shower, to the dog, to the cat, to the plants, while doing the dishes, hanging the clothes on the line, vacuuming, while making lunch etc etc etc.  I talk about what I’m doing at that moment in time, what needs to be done and what’s NOT going to get done.  I talk to the kids about absolutely nothing in particular until they seem to tune out to my voice and go to their “happy place”.   However, don’t be fooled – I’m NOT a people person. So if I talk this much through an average day surely that 4000 words a day should be bumped up to something like 6500!