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.
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.
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Den var riktigt bra! :-)
Skrivet av Gott och Blandat den 05 april, 2011 kl. 09:57 #
Gott och Blandat: Skall vi kalla datorn för könsneutral?
Skrivet av liberum-weto den 05 april, 2011 kl. 10:15 #
Oj, på engelska med. Känns nästan som ett högskoleprov. Jag håller med Gott och Blandat.
Skrivet av cathrin- den 05 april, 2011 kl. 12:12 #
cathrin: Högskoleprov har jag slutat prova, kanske det är förståndigt att sluta testa sin förmåga. Sitter däremot och pillar på förslag till forskningsområden till ett möte framöver.
Nå - var datorn manlig eller kvinnlig?
Skrivet av liberum-weto den 05 april, 2011 kl. 12:38 #
Ingen aning faktiskt. Jag klarade nog inte testat - men gissar på kvinnlig.
Skrivet av cathrin- den 06 april, 2011 kl. 13:57 #
Cathrin: El
Skrivet av liberum-weto den 06 april, 2011 kl. 20:21 #
Ja, den var ju nästan, ja nästan, rolig ju. :)
Skrivet av badgear den 08 april, 2011 kl. 17:06 #
Badgear: Så det var bara ett litet snesteg då?
Skrivet av liberum-weto den 11 april, 2011 kl. 09:49 #