| Rekenaars [boodskap #47204] |
Mon, 23 July 2001 01:32  |
Pieter Immelman
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Alweer 'n aanslag op ons arme mansmense!
pj
MALE OR FEMALE
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.
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
gender ("le computer"), because:
1. In order to get their attention, you have to turn them on.
2. They have a lot of data but they are still clueless.
3. They are supposed to help you solve problems, but half the time they
ARE the problem.
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.
The women won!!
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| Re: Rekenaars [boodskap #47207 is 'n antwoord op boodskap #47204] |
Mon, 23 July 2001 01:55  |
Pieter Immelman
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Tog nie, weet jy?. Die bakkie(law) is bv.'n 'hy' maar die motor is 'n 'sy'
pj
"Danielle" skryf in boodskap news:f80nltgf5navlh70kbgmc2qii43321vqgi@4ax.com...
> On Mon, 23 Jul 2001 03:32:50 +0200, p...@eskom.co.za wrote:
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>> Alweer 'n aanslag op ons arme mansmense!
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> Gelukkig het Afrikaans nie daardie probleem nie. Alles is mos
> manlik in Afrikaans - humph....:-)
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| Re: Rekenaars [boodskap #47208 is 'n antwoord op boodskap #47204] |
Mon, 23 July 2001 02:12 |
Pieter Immelman
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Is waar........en 2x2 =????
pj
"Danielle" skryf in boodskap news:431nltkq0onkiel23g48hai0q60t7mdj2v@4ax.com...
> On Mon, 23 Jul 2001 03:55:37 +0200, p...@eskom.co.za wrote:
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>> Tog nie, weet jy?. Die bakkie(law) is bv.'n 'hy' maar die motor is 'n 'sy'
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> Ek glo jou tog nie. :-))
> Terloops, wou jy dalk iets weet van Windoze 2000? :-)))
>
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| Re: Rekenaars [boodskap #47227 is 'n antwoord op boodskap #47204] |
Mon, 23 July 2001 18:07 |
Michel Martens
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p...@eskom.co.za schreef op Mon, 23 Jul 2001 03:32:50 +0200 in
nieuwsgroep soc.culture.south-africa.afrikaans :
> Alweer 'n aanslag op ons arme mansmense!
> pj
>
> MALE OR FEMALE
>
> 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.
Nee, natuurlijk staat het woord computer niet in een Frans
woordenboek, omdat het Franse woord voor computer 'ordinateur' is.
En het is dus mannelijk.
Michel.
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| Re: Rekenaars [boodskap #47232 is 'n antwoord op boodskap #47227] |
Mon, 23 July 2001 18:33 |
Annette
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Dankie Michel - so die dames was alweer reg:)))
Annette
Michel Martens skryf in boodskap news:cppoltsnq1pki1gus5s5bjsjpu1hfjvu1s@4ax.com...
> p...@eskom.co.za schreef op Mon, 23 Jul 2001 03:32:50 +0200 in
> nieuwsgroep soc.culture.south-africa.afrikaans :
>
>> Alweer 'n aanslag op ons arme mansmense!
>> pj
>>
>> MALE OR FEMALE
>>
>> 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.
>
>
> Nee, natuurlijk staat het woord computer niet in een Frans
> woordenboek, omdat het Franse woord voor computer 'ordinateur' is.
> En het is dus mannelijk.
>
> Michel.
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