A French teacher was explaining to her class that in French, unlike English, nouns are designated as either masculine or feminine. "House" is feminine - "la maison." "Pencil" is masculine - "le crayon." 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 their recommendation.

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