So I write like a guy...girl..girl...(Online Gender Guesser)
10 years ago
So I'm wondering, is it possible to guess what gender someone is from how they write?
A Google search resulted in this page:
http://www.hackerfactor.com/GenderGuesser.php
So I ran some of my writing through to see what it says about me:
Short story Detective Prince:
Genre: Formal
Female = 806
Male = 1194
Difference = 388; 59.7%
Verdict: Weak MALE
Weak emphasis could indicate European.
Text from various journals for an informal sample
Genre: Informal
Female = 440
Male = 411
Difference = -29; 48.29%
Verdict: Weak FEMALE
Weak emphasis could indicate European.
The start of the script Blindside
Genre: Formal
Female = 1119
Male = 909
Difference = -210; 44.82%
Verdict: Weak FEMALE
Weak emphasis could indicate European.
Neato!
A Google search resulted in this page:
http://www.hackerfactor.com/GenderGuesser.php
So I ran some of my writing through to see what it says about me:
Short story Detective Prince:
Genre: Formal
Female = 806
Male = 1194
Difference = 388; 59.7%
Verdict: Weak MALE
Weak emphasis could indicate European.
Text from various journals for an informal sample
Genre: Informal
Female = 440
Male = 411
Difference = -29; 48.29%
Verdict: Weak FEMALE
Weak emphasis could indicate European.
The start of the script Blindside
Genre: Formal
Female = 1119
Male = 909
Difference = -210; 44.82%
Verdict: Weak FEMALE
Weak emphasis could indicate European.
Neato!
I guess formal writings are very masculine.
Female = 1966
Male = 1769
Difference = -197; 47.36%
Verdict: Weak FEMALE
Weak emphasis could indicate European.
Genre: Formal
Female = 1389
Male = 1021
Difference = -368; 42.36%
Verdict: Weak FEMALE
Weak emphasis could indicate European.
^ Using my profile text from F-list and FA.
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Genre: Informal
Female = 777
Male = 824
Difference = 47; 51.46%
Verdict: Weak MALE
Weak emphasis could indicate European.
Genre: Formal
Female = 786
Male = 760
Difference = -26; 49.15%
Verdict: Weak FEMALE
Weak emphasis could indicate European.
^ Using youtube comments i've made.
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It should be noted that none of the texts i used are really "everyday speech", the profile text being what it is, and the youtube comments coming from "discussing" with religious fanatics, lol, but i almost always get at least slightly female on tests or quizzes and such that are about genders, so i'm not suprised. Interesting though, thanks for sharing!
*Sobs quietly in a corner while laughing*
Genre: Informal
Female = 8665
Male = 10084
Difference = 1419; 53.78%
Verdict: Weak MALE
Weak emphasis could indicate European.
Meh, I'll take it.
Of course, I only have informal current works. Maybe this can motivate me to write something more refined just to find out what it would say about that.