Hi, Mohamed! Thank you very much! It is very funny! (LOL)
Lil On Dec 12, 12:18 pm, Mohamed <[email protected]> wrote: > A language instructor was explaining to her class that in French, > nouns unlike their English counterparts, are grammatically designated > as masculine or feminine. "House," in French, is feminine: "la > maison." "Pencil," in French, is masculine: "le crayon." > One puzzled student asked, "What gender is computer?" The > teacher did not know, and the word wasn't in her French dictionary. So > for fun she split the class into two groups appropriately enough, by > gender, and asked them to decide whether "computer" should be a > masculine or feminine noun. > > Both groups were required to give four reasons for their > recommendation. > > The men's group decided that computers 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 retrieval, and > > 4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending > half your pay check on accessories for it. > > 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'd waited a > little longer, you could have gotten a better model. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "English Learner's Cafe" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/english_learners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
