I am quite new to the forum but hope you don't mind me sharing a joke that a friend sent to me earlier today
*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 pay on accessories for it.
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! I hope I haven't offended you gentlemen on the forum
Love Helen
*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 pay on accessories for it.
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! I hope I haven't offended you gentlemen on the forum
Love Helen
