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Default Re: Masc And Fem Adjectives

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Originally Posted by Dr. Jamshid Ibrahim View Post
1. The adjective blond/blonde is given in most dictionaries as alternatives without any difference in gender. This is perhaps because blond(e) is more often applied to women than men
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... and because 'blond' can only ever be applied to men:

He waited every day for his big ugly blond torturer to return to his cell.

In that context, blonde would simply be comical.

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