| Rekenaars [boodskap #120572] |
Mon, 23 July 2001 01:30  |
Pieter Immelman
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Is dit waar???? Wat sê julle?? Alweer 'n aanslag op die arme mansgeslag!
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 #120573 is 'n antwoord op boodskap #120572] |
Tue, 24 July 2001 14:53  |
Pieter Hendrik Etsebe
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Dit is net 'n swakeling wat wil hê dat ander hom/haar gedurig oortuig hy/sy is
beter as hulle. In elk geval kan net 'n moeroon 'n mens met 'n rekenaar
vergelyk. Seker een van Lida of Finda se mense !
Pieter
p...@eskom.co.za wrote:
> Is dit waar???? Wat sê julle?? Alweer 'n aanslag op die arme mansgeslag!
> 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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