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Subject: WHAT GENDER IS A COMPUTER | |||||
| A Spanish teacher was explaining to her class that in Spanish, unlike English,nouns are designated as either masculine or feminine. "House" for instance,is feminine: "la casa." "Pencil,"however,is masculine:"el lapiz." A student asked,"What gender is 'computer'?" Instead of giving the answer,the teacher split the class into two groups, male and female,and asked them to decide for themselves whether "computer" should be a masculine or a feminine noun. Each group was asked to give four reasons for its recommendation. The men's group decided that "computer" should definitely be of the feminine gender("la computadora"  ,because:1. No one but their creator understands their internal logic; 2. The native language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else; 3. Even the smallest mistakes are stored in long term memory for possible later retrieval; and 4. As soon as you make a commitment to one,you find yourself spending half your paycheck on accessories for it. The women's group,however, concluded that computers should be Masculine ("el computador" ,because:1. In order to do anything with them,you have to turn them on; 2. They have a lot of data but still can't think for themselves; 3. They are supposed to help you solve problems,but half the time they ARE the problem; and 4. As soon as you commit to one,you realize that if you had waited a little longer,you could have gotten a better model. WHO DO YOU THINK WERE RIGHT?? I THINK THE MEN...DUE TO BETTER REASONING!! |
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