SPANISH CLASS

In Spanish Computer Class...>>>>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.