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Post by Skellinton on Jul 3, 2020 0:45:10 GMT
Blond as in blond coffee, blond as a descriptor for lightness Blonde as in hair color Starbucks uses “blonde” for their coffee.
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Post by meridon on Jul 3, 2020 19:35:44 GMT
Whoa--I had no idea it was gender specific. Learned something new today! Like others, I thought without the e was a typo.
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Post by katiejane on Jul 3, 2020 21:16:09 GMT
Another brit. Blonde no matter the gender.
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Post by lucyg on Jul 4, 2020 3:42:00 GMT
Many years ago when I was a beginning copy editor, I learned the rules this way (for American English):
Blond for women and men, when used as an adjective.
Blond for a man, as a noun.
Blonde for a woman, as a noun.
I haven’t looked up the rules in decades, so who knows what they are now. Lots has changed in that time.
I also haven’t read the whole thread yet, so I don’t know if someone else said this already.
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Post by Judie in Oz on Jul 4, 2020 11:19:56 GMT
Has always been blonde in Australia.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jul 5, 2020 1:24:32 GMT
I’ve always understood it that there is a gender difference, blond for men and blonde for women. Personally though I prefer blondies, as in the bar cookies LOL.
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Post by pyccku on Jul 5, 2020 2:15:36 GMT
I’m a French teacher, so it would really bother me not to use the gender-specific one.
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Post by lucyg on Jul 5, 2020 4:14:37 GMT
I’ve always understood it that there is a gender difference, blond for men and blonde for women. Personally though I prefer blondies, as in the bar cookies LOL. I do mine in a mini-muffin pan for our tea parties, and they are soooo good. Lots of crisp edges.
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Post by joelise on Jul 5, 2020 9:36:31 GMT
I’m British and have only ever used the spelling blonde.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jul 5, 2020 12:55:41 GMT
I’ve always understood it that there is a gender difference, blond for men and blonde for women. Personally though I prefer blondies, as in the bar cookies LOL. I do mine in a mini-muffin pan for our tea parties, and they are soooo good. Lots of crisp edges. What a great idea! ETA: You know the rules! Recipe?
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Post by artemisiagenx on Jul 5, 2020 14:26:58 GMT
American, raised in the Northeast, English major. To me, it’s always been a gender-specific spelling when referring to hair - a blond man or a blonde woman (same rules whether adjective or noun - “a blond who married another blonde”).
Masculine form blond when referring to the color of wood.
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Post by lucyg on Jul 5, 2020 19:57:58 GMT
I do mine in a mini-muffin pan for our tea parties, and they are soooo good. Lots of crisp edges. What a great idea! ETA: You know the rules! Recipe? All I did was adapt the recipe for butterscotch brownies from my ancient copy of The Joy of Cooking. I don’t think it’s even in the newer versions. BLONDIES Melt 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter and stir in 1 cup packed brown sugar until dissolved. Cool slightly and beat in 1 egg and 1 tsp. vanilla. Sift together (note, I only stir, not sift) 1/2 cup flour, 1 tsp. baking powder, and 1/2 tsp. salt. Stir dry ingredients into butter mixture. Measure 1 tsp. into buttered mini muffin cups and add a whole pecan on top of each. I usually lightly toast the pecans first, but it’s not imperative. The batter will rise and cover the pecans during baking, so they’re like a little surprise when you take a bite. But you can skip the pecans, or chop them to mix into the batter, or use walnuts, if you prefer. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 10 minutes. Then use a thin, sharp knife to loosen the sides of the blondies from the pan. Let cool a few minutes, and then you can pop them out with a dinner knife. Makes a different amount every time. I usually double the recipe, and it has made between 48-90 blondies at a time. I guess it depends on how careful I am about measuring. The cups are very small on my pans, so if you have the slightly larger size, you might want to make them a little bigger and add a minute or two to the baking time.
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Post by garcia5050 on Jul 5, 2020 20:53:00 GMT
I always thought both were correct, but I tend to spell it like the song: B - L - O - N - D , don’t you wish you were me?
I just looked up the song and the title is ‘Cause I’m a Blonde’. So there’s that. By Julie Brown. It’s hilarious, if you’re not familiar with it.
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