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

David Peterson wrote:
> I'd like to see proof that this *ever* existed in English,
> personally.
It exists right now!  At least, in my writing, I would say "She's a
blonde", but "He's a blond".  I'm pretty sure I've seen others write it
that way, altho I could be mistaken.

I'm less consistent in using it as an adjective.

> Why would this word have been borrowed exactly, when so many other
> French adjectives weren't?
Perhaps because it's also used as a noun?

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