30-04-2016, 05:47 PM
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The Spanish teacher and the Spanish computer !
SPANISH COMPUTER .....................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 wages on accessories for it.
THIS GETS BETTER!*
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 got a better model.
who won ?
a clue - the teacher was a .............?
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02-05-2016, 12:51 PM
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Re: The Spanish teacher and the Spanish computer !
Originally Posted by JBR
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Well in the absence of the correct answer, I'll have a go.The winners were the women's team because the teacher was a woman.
Not particularly funny and not particularly clever, so I suppose I'm wrong.
Come on Gilly. Tell us.
02-05-2016, 01:13 PM
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Re: The Spanish teacher and the Spanish computer !
Originally Posted by GillyT
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Well I suppose it's not particularly funny to some people, but it may be to others ! I apologise for trying to bring humour to the site.
Gilly, I meant no harm or criticism. When I said 'not particularly funny or clever' I was referring to my answer, which I assumed would be wrong. I had no idea I might have been right!
My apologies, Gilly. I really didn't mean to upset you.
02-05-2016, 01:27 PM
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Re: The Spanish teacher and the Spanish computer !
Apology accepted JBR, and I apologise for over-reacting somewhat - I am a little irritable at the moment, but not with you I hasten to add. It's just things happening off the internet, which I really shouldn't have it affect what I say or do on here ! grrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Still I am a human being after all, with all the faults etc.
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