Re: OT: Blond(e) (Was Re: Genitives and Possessive Adjectives)

I was taught in school (USA, California, govermnet school system) that
"blond" and "brunette" was the proper spelling and "blonde" and "brunet"
were improper spellings.

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark J. Reed [mailto:markjreed@MAIL.COM]
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 5:00 AM
To: CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU
Subject: Re: OT: Blond(e) (Was Re: Genitives and Possessive Adjectives)


Didn't we talk about this not too long ago on here?  I was taught
in school (USA, Georgia, government school system) that "blond" referred
to a male and "blonde" to a female, and likewise "brunet" and
"brunette", and my English teachers would correct a misgendered use of
either term in any writing we turned in.

-Mark

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