Tuesday, July 18, 2006

French discussion on computer gender!
La or Le?

A French teacher was explaining to her class that in French, unlike English,nouns are designated as either masculine or feminine.
"House" is feminine - "la maison.
""Pencil" is masculine - "le crayon."

A student asked, "What gender is 'computer'?"
Instead of giving the answer, the teacher split theclass into two groups male and female - and asked them to decide forthemselves whether "computer" should be a masculine or a feminine noun.Each group was asked to give four reasons for their recommendation.

The men's group decided that "computer" should definitely be of thefeminine 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 laterreview.
4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, youfind yourself spending half your salary on accessories for it.

The women's group, however, concluded that computersshould be masculine ("le 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.
4. As soon as you commit to one, you realize that if you had waited a little longer, you could have got a better model. ....

who won...like duh...
The women won.

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