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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 then 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 their reasons for their
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 review; and
4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find
yourself spending half your salary on accessories for
it.
5. In order to do anything with them, you have to turn
them on;
6. They have a lot of data but still can't think for
themselves;
7. They are supposed to help you solve problems, but
half the time they ARE the problem; and
8. 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's group, however, concluded that computers
should be masculine ("le computer") because:
1. they had to be different.
Draw your own conclusions.
French, unlike English, nouns are designated as either
masculine or feminine;
"House" is feminine-"la maison."
"Pencil" is masculine-"le crayon."
A student then 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 their reasons for their
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 review; and
4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find
yourself spending half your salary on accessories for
it.
5. In order to do anything with them, you have to turn
them on;
6. They have a lot of data but still can't think for
themselves;
7. They are supposed to help you solve problems, but
half the time they ARE the problem; and
8. 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's group, however, concluded that computers
should be masculine ("le computer") because:
1. they had to be different.
Draw your own conclusions.
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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 then 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 their reasons for their
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 review; and
4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find
yourself spending half your salary on accessories for
it.
5. In order to do anything with them, you have to turn
them on;
6. They have a lot of data but still can't think for
themselves;
7. They are supposed to help you solve problems, but
half the time they ARE the problem; and
8. 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's group, however, concluded that computers
should be masculine ("le computer") because:
1. they had to be different.
Draw your own conclusions.
French, unlike English, nouns are designated as either
masculine or feminine;
"House" is feminine-"la maison."
"Pencil" is masculine-"le crayon."
A student then 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 their reasons for their
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 review; and
4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find
yourself spending half your salary on accessories for
it.
5. In order to do anything with them, you have to turn
them on;
6. They have a lot of data but still can't think for
themselves;
7. They are supposed to help you solve problems, but
half the time they ARE the problem; and
8. 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's group, however, concluded that computers
should be masculine ("le computer") because:
1. they had to be different.
Draw your own conclusions.