una de ordenadores

A Spanish teacher was explaining to her class that inSpanish, unlike English, nouns are designated as eithermasculine 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 theclass 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 itsrecommendation.The men's group decided that ''computer'' shoulddefinitely 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 withother computers is incomprehensible to everyone else;3. Even the smallest mistakes are stored in long termmemory for possible later retrieval; and4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you findyourself spending half your paycheck on accessories for it.The women's group, however, concluded that computersshould be masculine (''el computador'') because:1. In order to do anything with them, you have toturn 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, buthalf the time they ARE the problem; and4. As soon as you commit to one, you realize that ifyou had waited a little longer, you could have gota better model.