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Gender of the Computer
A language instructor was explaining to her class that French
nouns, unlike their English counterparts, are grammatically designated as masculine or feminine Things like 'chalk' or 'pencil,' she described, would have a gender association
although in English these words were neutral.
Puzzled, one student raised his hand and asked, "What gender is a computer?"
The teacher wasn't certain which it was, and so divided the class into two groups and asked them to decide if a computer
should be masculine or feminine One group was comprised of the girls in the class, and the other, of
boys Both groups were asked to give four reasons for their recommendation.
The group of girls concluded that computers should be referred to in the masculine gender because:
1- In order to get their attention, you have to turn them on.
2- They have a lot of data but are still clueless.
3- They are supposed to help you solve your 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 had a better
model.
The boys, on the other hand, decided that computers should definitely be referred to in the feminine gender 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 your smallest mistakes are stored in long-term memory for later
retrieval.
As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your paycheck on accessories for
it.
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