What if the boss is a woman?

[Goga]

English Grammar Error, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #23 "Expressions and Gerunds", question 7

A good boss is someone who shows appreciation at Christmas time for all the work his employed have done throughout the year.

(a) appreciation
(b) employed
(c) throughout

English Grammar Error, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #23 "Expressions and Gerunds", answer 7

A good boss is someone who shows appreciation at Christmas time for all the work his employees have done throughout the year.

Correct entry: employees
The error was: (b) employed
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question?

Goga

[Yankee]

Yes, as a matter of fact, I do have a question:
What if the boss is a woman?
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Amy
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ESL teacher, translator, and a native speaker of American English

[prezbucky]

A female boss? What is the world coming to?! I didn't think women could work outside of their homes!

hehe
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substitute "her" for "his"

(I know, I know -- Captain Obvious)
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Billie Jean is not my lover. Hee.

[lost_soul]

[Yankee]

[Fan of Arabian horses]

[NinaZara]

Michael, I have one that is not so biased. Forwarded from a friend.

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

The boy's group decided that "computer" should definitely 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 with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else;
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.


The girl's group, however, concluded that computers should be Masculine ("el computador"), because:

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;
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.

The girls won!

P/S: I find number 4 is so true, on both sides, which of course works fine for me and other girls too, I suppose. Take that, all you machos out there. Jerk!

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Okotteru Papa mo suki dakedo, nikoniko yasashii Papa ha mo~tto suki!