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Post by katlady on Jul 2, 2020 1:04:30 GMT
Blond or Blonde? Apparently one is used more in the US and one is used more in Britain.
ETA - 2 hours later - The results are interesting because according to the internet, Americans tend to use "blond" more and ignore the gender issue. But so far on this poll, most of the Americans use "blonde". I wonder what our European friends will say when they wake up.
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Post by Anita on Jul 2, 2020 1:08:36 GMT
I thought it was gender specific, not based on geography.
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Post by katlady on Jul 2, 2020 1:09:46 GMT
I thought it was gender specific, not based on geography. It is, but one country ignores the gender when using the word.
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Post by AussieMeg on Jul 2, 2020 1:31:28 GMT
I'm Australian, and we usually use British spelling, but in this instance I spell it "blonde".
I have never known that it was gender specific.
ETA: Now that I think about it, and see it written here, yes.... I have seen "blond" for males and "blonde" for females, in books. Blonde for a male does NOT look right!
I'm changing my vote to "Other" - depends on gender.
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Post by Pahina722 on Jul 2, 2020 1:31:52 GMT
I’m American and I use both as needed since they are gender specific.
ETA: my husband is a blond, but I have blonde highlights applied to my hair.
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Post by Legacy Girl on Jul 2, 2020 2:21:34 GMT
I am an American and I voted "blond," but only because the dictionary refers to it as the preferred spelling. I always think it looks awkward when I drop the "e," but I try to follow grammatical rules.
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Post by katlady on Jul 2, 2020 3:09:24 GMT
The results are interesting because according to the internet, Americans tend to use "blond" more and ignore the gender issue. But so far on this poll, most of the Americans use "blonde". I wonder what our European friends will say when they wake up.
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Post by muggins on Jul 2, 2020 3:12:22 GMT
I’m British - always blonde.
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Post by Skellinton on Jul 2, 2020 3:14:30 GMT
Blond looks super weird to me, I aways use blonde. I had no idea it was gender specific either.
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Post by anaterra on Jul 2, 2020 3:17:56 GMT
I always use blonde... didn't know about the gender thing... and im in texas... we dont follow any of the correct grammar rules!!! Lol
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Post by Linda on Jul 2, 2020 3:23:08 GMT
blond for males, blonde for females
English living in America
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Post by hennybutton on Jul 2, 2020 3:23:54 GMT
It's gender specific when used as a noun because it's French. When used as an adjective, as in blond hair, it's usually without the -e because hair is masculine.
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Post by milocat on Jul 2, 2020 3:31:43 GMT
I tend to use the British versions but use blonde on this. I don't really recall seeing blond used by English speakers, when I've seen it it's on our English/French labels. So definitely didn't know there was it gender specific.
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Post by sam9 on Jul 2, 2020 3:33:49 GMT
I’ll complicate matters by saying that, in Québec, blonde (as in ma blonde) is also the word we use for girlfriend, hahaha. hennybutton is correct: It's gender specific when used as a noun because it's French. When used as an adjective, as in blond hair, it's usually without the -e because hair is masculine. (Sorry don't know how to quote in the middle of a reply.)
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Post by leannec on Jul 2, 2020 4:03:57 GMT
Here in Canada, it is blonde for everyone ... at least in English speaking provinces
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Post by summer on Jul 2, 2020 5:05:06 GMT
American. I use blonde. I have never heard of gender specific spelling of the word before this post.
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Post by scraphollie27 on Jul 2, 2020 5:54:50 GMT
Here in Canada, it is blonde for everyone ... at least in English speaking provinces I use blonde in English but would use the masculine or feminine blond/blonde in French.
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Post by gillyp on Jul 2, 2020 6:48:25 GMT
Interesting. Brit here who has a blonde son and his daughters are also blonde. I wouldn’t change the spelling in English but I would in French.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2020 7:25:47 GMT
It's blonde in English. I'm British and never use the word blond or have I ever heard or read it as such here. English does not have such distinctions of grammatical gender in the same way as French does.
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Post by gar on Jul 2, 2020 7:36:30 GMT
I think technically it's gender specific but I always use blonde.
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Post by lesley on Jul 2, 2020 8:36:35 GMT
I would use either depending on gender. Even though the English language isn’t really gendered anymore, some words that have been borrowed from French retain the gender difference. Think fiancé/fiancée. I think it looks really odd to say ‘a blonde man’!
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Post by RedSquirrelUK on Jul 2, 2020 8:59:52 GMT
You haven't given the option on the poll for gender specifics, you've just asked how we usually spell it and whether or not we're American. I would guess that most "blondes" are female (and very likely out of a bottle), which makes the majority use "blonde" whether it's gender correct or not, so the poll is not set up to get useful results. In Britain we use blonde for a female and blond for a male, but it's a French word, we are next door neighbours to France, and most British children grow up learning at least the basics of French in school.
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Post by joteves on Jul 2, 2020 9:03:47 GMT
I looked this up some time ago as it was discussed it one of my classes. So apparently we are supposed to write 'he has blond hair' and 'she has blonde hair' but to me that doesn't make sense as 'hair' doesn't have gender in English, regardless of whose head it's on. Now using blonde as a noun is a different matter, as in 'she is a blonde'. I use British English BTW
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Post by Coffee Mom on Jul 2, 2020 10:53:33 GMT
I always assumed “blonde” was just used for hair and “blond” for other stuff, like a stain or shade of wood (I’m American). Shows what little I know? Lol
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Post by RedSquirrelUK on Jul 2, 2020 11:05:51 GMT
Is anyone else repeating these in their heads over and again to see which sounds right, and now the word blond(e) sounds stupid?
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Post by katlady on Jul 2, 2020 17:21:15 GMT
You haven't given the option on the poll for gender specifics, you've just asked how we usually spell it and whether or not we're American. I would guess that most "blondes" are female (and very likely out of a bottle), which makes the majority use "blonde" whether it's gender correct or not, so the poll is not set up to get useful results. In Britain we use blonde for a female and blond for a male, but it's a French word, we are next door neighbours to France, and most British children grow up learning at least the basics of French in school. I didn't put a gender specific option because I wanted people to vote their first initial reaction. As shown here, a lot of people don't even know the word has a gender option. I really didn't know until a few years ago. And actual, it was a crossword puzzle that made me post this. The answer was "blond" and the clue was "light hair color" but I wanted to answer "blonde".
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Post by workingclassdog on Jul 2, 2020 18:48:13 GMT
It's blonde in English. I'm British and never use the word blond or have I ever heard or read it as such here. English does not have such distinctions of grammatical gender in the same way as French does. American and say the same thing. Never even seen the “blond” spelling. In fact spelling it out without the “e” shows it’s misspelled.
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Post by anniefb on Jul 2, 2020 21:21:19 GMT
I believe 'blonde' is standard in New Zealand, regardless of gender.
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Post by msliz on Jul 2, 2020 21:21:51 GMT
I'm probably wrong, but I thought "blond" was an adjective and "blonde" was a noun.
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Jul 2, 2020 22:28:36 GMT
Blond as in blond coffee, blond as a descriptor for lightness
Blonde as in hair color
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