alleryEnglish speakers more often did what when describing accidents?
ABlamed the stormy weather
BOmitted the verb entirely
CDescribed only the outcome
DNamed the person responsible
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Named the person responsible
1. Fausey and Boroditsky compared English and Spanish speakers.
2. English speakers, who use explicit pronouns, more often specified the agent of an accident, as in John broke the vase.
3. Agent-neutral wording like the vase broke was more common among Spanish speakers.
_Source: Wikipedia, Linguistic relativity, Pronoun-dropping and intentionality_
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