what gender is a computer???
A French teacher was explaining to her class that in
French, unlike English, nouns are designated as
either masculine or feminine: "House" is feminine -
"la maison". "Pencil" is masculine - "le crayon". 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 their
recommendation.
The men's group decided that "computer" should
definitely be of the feminine gender ("la computer"), 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 review; and
4.. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you
find yourself spending half your salary on
accessories for it. The women's group, however, concluded that computers
should be mascu line ("le computer") 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.
The women won.
Posted at 01:03 am by
tetpei
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