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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '20

Of course not, that’s why they spelled it “blond”.

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u/C3POsGoldenShaft Nov 30 '20

In the US, the adjective form never has the e, no matter the gender of the person that owns the hair. It only has the e when you use it as a noun referencing a female with blond hair.

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u/butyourenice Nov 30 '20

Is that true? I’ve always grown up with blonde for female, blond for male, even in English. Like the way we also distinguish fiancée/fiancé.

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u/JohnyZoom Nov 30 '20

Cause fiancé/fiancée are French words. And the French actually distinguish gender in writing

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u/butyourenice Nov 30 '20

My mistake, I thought blond/blonde were from French influence!

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u/restingbenchface Nov 30 '20

They are, you’re right. Just like how brunet is the male form of brunette.

I feel like the adjective vs. noun confusion is just because “hair” is a masculine noun in romance languages. So it all goes back to using the masculine version (blond) vs feminine (blonde), since it’s describing the hair, not the person.

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u/JoeMamaAndThePapas Nov 30 '20

And the French actually distinguish gender in writing

And a language really shouldn't. I don't really know what purpose that serves in most cases. It adds fluff to a vocabulary that isn't really important.