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Quote:Matt Is Sexier Than Paul?

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LONDON (Reuters) - As Shakespeare said, a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. Right?

Wrong.

Scientists say the right name can make you sexier.

Linguist Amy Perfors, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (news - web sites), posted photos of men and women on the U.S. Web site "Hot or Not," which lets viewers rate pictures according to how attractive they find them.

When she posted the same pictures with different names, she found that the attractiveness scores went up and down depending on the vowels, the London-based magazine New Scientist reported.

Men with "front vowels" in their names -- sounds formed at the front of the mouth like the "a" in Matt -- were considered sexier than men with "back vowel" sounds like the "au" in Paul, she concluded.

The opposite held for women, who were sexier with back vowels than front ones.

Perfors said front vowels are often perceived as "smaller" than back vowels, so the difference could be a sign that women are seeking men that are sensitive or gentle, traits usually perceived as feminine.

But men who might be thinking of taking more feminine names to become sexier should be careful not to go too far: men with women's names were rated least sexy of all.

Interesting concept. I'll agree with the title names...I'm not a fan of the name "Paul"...03-wink
08-12-2004 12:16 PM
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Hmm, thats why I always tell the chicks to call me herbert. 04-bow
08-12-2004 12:27 PM
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Torch is hot no matter what.
08-12-2004 12:45 PM
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Hey! Paul is my middle name!!!! I guess my bride considers me to be OK. We have been together for 20 years. 04-bow
08-13-2004 11:04 AM
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Just call me Nick.
08-22-2004 02:50 PM
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what if you have a front vowel and a back vowel?
08-24-2004 10:03 PM
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rickheel Wrote:We have been together for 20 years.
Stocking up on silver?
08-24-2004 10:52 PM
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