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Chiachen Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

blond vs blonde

1. Is it correct to say blonde hair? 2. Is it correct: We have one thing in common in our look. Or it is: We have one thing common in our look.

My best friend is tall and slender. She has big beautiful full lips and blond curly hair. My best friend and I have one thing in common in our look, we both have blond hair. .
  

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Technically 'blonde' is used for a woman, while 'blond' is used for a man, but I've never seen anyone make the distinction. You could say "We have one thing in common in our look" that's grammatically correct but it sounds rather strange. It would be better to say "We have one thing in common about our appearances" or "Our looks have one thing in common".

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  • Technically 'blonde' is used for a woman, while 'blond' is used for a man, but I've never seen anyone make the distinction.
  • You could say "We have one thing in common in our look" that's grammatically correct but it sounds rather strange.
  • It would be better to say "We have one thing in common about our appearances" or "Our looks have one thing in common".
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Technically 'blonde' is used for a woman, while 'blond' is used for a man, but I've never seen anyone make the distinction.

You could say "We have one thing in common in our look" that's grammatically correct but it sounds rather strange. It would be better to say "We have one thing in common about our appearances" or "Our looks have one thing in common".
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chiachen1. Is it correct to say blonde hair?
Yes, but only for females, I'd say. Blond can be used for both males and females.
chiachenWe have one thing in common in our look. Or it is: We have one thing common in our look.
You need both ins, and looks is usually plural when used this way.

We
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Thank you. 1.?How about She is a? blonde. Do we say He is a blonde or he is blond.
2. In our looks. It is incorrect: Our look.
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chiachen?How about She is a? blonde. Do we say He is a blonde or he is blond.
A blond is a blond person, male or female. Blonde is limited to women only, though. Just keep in mind that blond is never wrong.

He's a blond.
She's a blond.
She's a blonde.
chiachen2. In our looks. It is inc
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You gave very clear explanations. The reason that I wasn't sure about the article "a" was simply the example in the dictionary: She was blonde as a child.
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So even I use share instead of have it is still correct: We share one thing in common in our looks. (I asked this because I was corrected of using the first "in".
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chiachenSo even I use share instead of have it is still correct: We share one thing in common in our looks. (I asked this because I was corrected of using the first "in".
Yes, that works, too.
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Thank you. It is great then: I and my best friend share one thing in common about our appearances, we bouth have blond hair. And: Our looks share one thing in common, we both have blond hair.
Is it better or just the same: I and my best friend have one thing in common, we are both blonde.
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chiachenIs it better or just the same: I and my best friend have one thing in common, we are both blonde.
It's OK. I would write it this way:

My best friend and I have one thing in common: We are both blonde.


As modified, the above sounds and reads much better than the other two you mentioned.
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