[South Florida DX Association] Computer Gender ... Ain't it the TRUTH !!!

[Kai Siwiak]

Adam,
The message is that the Spanish have on uncommonly accurate grasp of 
computers!
Kai

Adam Farson wrote:
> Hi Pete,
>
> The computer is feminine in Spanish, but in French (l'ordinateur), German
> (der Rechner) and Italian (il computatore) it is masculine. (It is also
> masculine in Hebrew.)
>
> A message there, perhaps?
>
> Cheers for now, 73,
> Adam VA7OJ/AB4OJ
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sfdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:sfdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> On Behalf Of Peter Rimmel
> Sent: 1-Oct-09 06:49
> To: SFDXA
> Subject: [South Florida DX Association] Computer Gender ... Ain't it the
> TRUTH !!!
>
>
> 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.
>
> 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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