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
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