Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Today 6.28.11

A Spanish Teacher was explaining to her class that in Spanish, unlike English, 
nouns are designated as either masculine or feminine.

May, Germany
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'House' for instance, is feminine: 'la casa.'
'Pencil,' however, is masculine: 'el lapiz.'

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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.

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The men's group decided that 'computer' should definitely be of the feminine 
gender ('la computadora'), because:

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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;

Wanda, Canada
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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.

Lola, Utah
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The women's group, however, concluded that computers should be masculine ('el computador'), because:

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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;

Maddy, New Jersey/ NYC
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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.

Katie, Indonesia
2011.06.28
The women won.


8 comments:

  1. Love the story...can't stop smiling. Happy Tuesday everyone!

    Tiffany

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  2. Heehee I love both reasons, make perfect sense! Great shots TODAY! Have a wonderful one!

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  3. Ohhh!!! So we Won??? COOL!!!!!! that's the most important thing you know.

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  4. @Lisa - Bwahahaha! I love the way you think! :)

    Stunning shot, Maddy!

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  5. love, love, love that! :))
    also, truly love the idea behind this blog... your posts, your moments in time w people from other regions... if you ever need a friend from east tennessee, USA, please keep me in mind!
    xo
    patty@ www.findingserendipity.com

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  6. Lovely photo of the child drinking water

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