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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 517120" data-attributes="member: 1246">ComputersA Spanish teacher was explaining to her class that in Spanish, unlike English, nouns are designated as either masculine or feminine.&nbsp;&nbsp; ‘House’ for instance, is feminine – ‘la casa’, ‘Pencil’ however is masculine – ‘el lapiz’.&nbsp;&nbsp; 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.&nbsp;&nbsp; Each group was asked to give four reasons for its recommendation.&nbsp;The men’s group decided that ‘computer’ should definitely be of the feminine gender (la computadora), because: 1.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; No one but their creator understands their internal logic; 2.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The native language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else; 3.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Even the smallest mistakes are stored in long term memory for possible later retrieval; 4.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your paycheck on accessories for it. THIS GETS BETTER!)&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;The women’s group, however, concluded that computers should be masculine (el computador), because: 1.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; In order to do anything with them, you have to turn them on; 2.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; They have a lot of data but still can’t think for themselves; 3.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; They are supposed to help you solve problems, but half the time they ARE the problem; 4.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; As soon as you commit to one, you realize that if you had waited a little longer you could have got a better model. The women won.&nbsp;&nbsp; </blockquote>

[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 517120, member: 1246"] [FONT=Tahoma]Computers [/FONT] [SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]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’? [/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] 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.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]The men’s group decided that ‘computer’ should definitely be of the feminine gender (la computadora), because:[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] 1.[/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=1] [/SIZE]No one but their creator understands their internal logic; [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] 2.[/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=1] [/SIZE]The native language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else; [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] 3.[/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=1] [/SIZE]Even the smallest mistakes are stored in long term memory for possible later retrieval; [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] 4.[/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=1] [/SIZE]As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your paycheck on accessories for it. [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] THIS GETS BETTER!) [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]The women’s group, however, concluded that computers should be masculine (el computador), because:[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] 1.[/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=1] [/SIZE]In order to do anything with them, you have to turn them on; [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] 2.[/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=1] [/SIZE]They have a lot of data but still can’t think for themselves; [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] 3.[/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=1] [/SIZE]They are supposed to help you solve problems, but half the time they ARE the problem; [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] 4.[/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=1] [/SIZE]As soon as you commit to one, you realize that if you had waited a little longer you could have got a better model. [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] The women won. [/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]

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