The author of the article "Men, Women and Politeness" was Janet Holmes. It was published in 1995. This article, intentionally, talks about of how women and men are related. The basis of his argument is very simple and clearly expressed. Holmes tries to say that women are more polite than men, in the way he says that women have "toned down the tone." disagreement", while refers to men being outspoken and aggressive.. Holmes tries to say that the way women and men interact is different. He also tries to say that the way they accept things is also different the reactions of men and women are different. but all men and women behave in the same way, which makes them predictable. The article also states that in mixed-sex groups there are no differences in communication survey by James Pilkington (1992), conducted on both men women working in a night bakery Survey data shows that women are more cooperative than men. Holmes also uses the results of another survey conducted by Maria Stubbe (1991). The survey was conducted on eleven and twelve year olds. This survey also shows that women agree more, while men disagree. Janet Holmes' research concludes and shows that women are more polite and avoid using verbal abuse and accepting statements, while men are negative. Men use more aggressive language and have a louder tone. The conclusions he drew are the conclusions of his findings and research, which are reliable to a certain extent, but some elements of his conclusions are not properly explained and cannot be proven reliable. Janet Holmes makes her findings about a group with several... ... middle of paper ...... I think Janet Holmes has adequate academic evidence because she got it from academic people, with adequate references. However, some references are missing and the information provided is outdated and may be distorted. is considering and giving more priority to women, and not equal priority to both men and women. In the article, Janet Holmes talks about the differences between men and women that existed a long time ago and no longer exist. The collected data, shown in the article, dates back to the 1970s and is now in the 20th century. The data is outdated. Women and men now interact properly. Example: at work. There are both men and women in the workplace and they interact correctly. To a certain extent, his reasons and research do not support the point, but there may be some differences that were in the 1970s and may occur today..