The Gender of Computers

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A language instructor was explaining to her class that French nouns unlike their English counterparts are grammatically designated as masculine or feminine br br Things like chalk or pencil she described would have a gender association although in English these words were neutral Puzzled one student raised his hand and asked What gender is a computer br br The teacher wasn t certain which it was and so divided the class into two groups and asked them to decide if a computer should be masculine or feminine One group was comprised of the women in the class and the other of men Both groups were asked to give four reasons for their recommendation br br The group of women concluded that computers should be referred to in masculine gender because br 1 In order to get their attention you have to turn them on br 2 They have a lot of data but are still clueless br 3 They are supposed to help you solve your problems but half the time they ARE the problem br 4 As soon as you commit to one you realize that if you had waited a little longer you could have had a better model br br The men on the other hand decided that computers should definitely be referred to in the feminine gender because br 1 No one but their creator understands their internal logic br 2 The native language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else br 3 Even your smallest mistakes are stored in long-term memory for later retrieval br 4 As soon as you make a commitment to one you find yourself spending half your paycheck on accessories

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