gender association with electronics
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Hooooo, ok, thanks for the info! :) Mmmm, I just checked with the native aussie speaker next desk (english is an aussie linguo!) and he told me that the planet ARE gender neutral. Come to thin about it I knew they were originaly named after some people (gods) in the greek / latin mythology, but I do think they are neutral. Proof, do you say: 1. it is the planet mars 2. he is the planet mars The proper sentence is #1 see QED!
A train station is where the train stops. A bus station is where the bus stops. On my desk, I have a work station.... _________________________________________________________ My programs never have bugs, they just develop random features.
That is because there is no gender association with words in English. We may associate the names such as Pat with a woman, but it could just as easily be for a man. There was a Saturday Night Live sketch that focused on that. There was this woman/man who was obese and you couldn't tell whether it was a man or a woman and "it" was named Pat. The Greeks saw most of the night sky better than us (thanks light pollution) and their answer was to name stars, planets and constellations after mythical figures. The Romans did their typical conquer and steal type thing and just changed the names to protect the innocent, so Zeus eventually became Jupiter to us. Still the ruler of the Gods. Still very male. (In fact you could call him the epitomy of male) Just because English is screwed up doesn't mean the rest of the universe is :)
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do women say "she" in reference to their computers? i know i do. "oh she's had a rough day...got dropped in my messenger bag" "isn't she beautiful with the blue finish" "i stuck some new ram in her and she's a powerhouse now" maybe i just need to get out more...:~
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