Bloggers' words reveal their personalities

[darksumomo]

University of Colorado via physorg.com: Bloggers' word choice bares their personality traits, study finds
January 11, 2011

(PhysOrg.com) -- Words convey meaning, but our choice of specific words also conveys details about our personalities, new research confirms. For example, extraverts are likely to use the word "mouth" frequently, and "open"

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[jennielf]

I would just like to point out that this comm is like the most amazing thing ever. :)

Seriously, I have learned so much just by reading the articles posted here.

So, thanks!

[dragoness22]

Judging by those word lists and my own usage... I'm apparently neurotic, agreeable and conscientious.

Something in that feels a little... contradictory...

[lvsinsanity]

I have a strong suspicion that this entire 'study' was done by very bored anthropologists. Ones that couldn't back up their study when almost every single term contradicted the other.

(sarcasm alert)

[bec_87rb]

*buzzer*

Let's see - it's amazing that "agreeable" people used sex words more? Because the words they tend to use are never shaped interactively by posting over and over and unconsciously skewing toward words that commenters respond to more? It's just not possible that "agreeableness" correlates to "enhanced desire for social approval?" In the form of getting more comments to your postings?