MASCULINE OR FEMININE?
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.*
>
>
>
> *(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 realize that if you had waited a
> little longer, you could have gotten a better model.*
>
> *
> **The women won.**
> 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.*
>
>
>
> *(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 realize that if you had waited a
> little longer, you could have gotten a better model.*
>
> *
> **The women won.**
Plus, it's really all about the hard drive.
ReplyDeleteLove to you, John!
xoxoRobyn
Bwahahaha! That's excellent. Plus, women never need a hard reset ;)
ReplyDeleteRobyn-- LMAO!!!!! I still have a Floppy!
ReplyDeleteLYMI!!!!
J or is it J-ette?
RK__OMG--yes you do! At least a friend did in College---wait---That came out wrong!
Love ya!
J
> 3. Even the smallest mistakes are stored in long term memory for
ReplyDelete> possible later retrieval;
LOL!!!!
Ain't that the truth, it is also the reason Women could never be priests, they never forget or forgive.
Ahh but that beautiful software.
ReplyDeleteI know, it's MASCULINE! Yeah!
ReplyDeleteToo true but didn't the feminine win out in the real world?
ReplyDeleteL O L
ReplyDeleteAloha from Waikiki :)
Comfort Spiral
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BB- Awesome Bro!!! LOL--U da man!
ReplyDeleteJ
Mark--Damn ur good! But Programming is still a Biyatch! ;-)
BBB,
J
Fresh Garden--Thanks so much for the visit! Welcome to the family! And I agree- Masculine all the way!
J
Jeannie- Shut the H up! "Yes"--he said, hanging his head n defeat"-LOL!
Hugs----
J
Cloudia--- ;-)! Aloha dear Friend!
HFTEC!
J