A French teacher was explaining to her college class that in French,
unlike English, nouns are designated as either masculine orfeminine.
House is feminine "la maison." Pencil is masculine "Le crayon."
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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 their recommendation.
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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 pay cheque on accessories for it.
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The women's group, however, concluded that computers should 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; 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.
unlike English, nouns are designated as either masculine orfeminine.
House is feminine "la maison." Pencil is masculine "Le crayon."
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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 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 pay cheque on accessories for it.
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The women's group, however, concluded that computers should 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; 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.
lagta hai PC genderless hai 
