http://blog.shaneandpeter.com/2007/07/21/the-web-is-female/ Bridging People & Technology Fri, 06 Aug 2010 20:38:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://blog.shaneandpeter.com/2007/07/21/the-web-is-female/comment-page-1/#comment-156 marvin Tue, 07 Aug 2007 16:52:34 +0000 http://blog.shaneandpeter.com/2007/07/21/the-web-is-female/#comment-156 For your info: In German the web is neuter. In French it is male. Words are not consistently the same gender in different languages. In German the moon is male: der Monde, in French moon is female: la lune. The sun is also opposite in the two languages: le soliel (male) in French and Die Sonne (female) in German. Evidently different cultures view maleness and femaleness differently! For your info: In German the web is neuter. In French it is male.
Words are not consistently the same gender in different languages.
In German the moon is male: der Monde, in French moon is female: la lune. The sun is also opposite in the two languages: le soliel (male) in French and Die Sonne (female) in German. Evidently different cultures view maleness and femaleness differently!

]]> http://blog.shaneandpeter.com/2007/07/21/the-web-is-female/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Brandon Thu, 26 Jul 2007 01:52:09 +0000 http://blog.shaneandpeter.com/2007/07/21/the-web-is-female/#comment-35 Good technical explanation, but I'll take another stab at it: The web, like a woman, is one of those things in life that you can't live with, can't live without. For all its beauty, grace, and intelligence, there are still days every month that I just look at her baffled and say wtf? Good technical explanation, but I’ll take another stab at it: The web, like a woman, is one of those things in life that you can’t live with, can’t live without. For all its beauty, grace, and intelligence, there are still days every month that I just look at her baffled and say wtf?

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