Just a little something to put a smile on your face...I hopeA 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 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 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 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!!!!!!!