gender

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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 pay cheque

on accessories for it.

 

(THIS GETS BETTER!)

 

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 realise that if you

had waited a little! longer,

you could have got a better model.

 

The women won.

 

 

obviosly this posted by Rose x