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Madhulk Posted 17 years ago
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Divorcé or a divorcee...
Jude: You were married?
Tommy: We were 18, I was on a tour. It was stupid and
impulsive and over within a month.
Jamie: So do I call you a divorcé or a divorcee? Devorced or separated?
Tommy: We were 18, I was on a tour. It was stupid and
impulsive and over within a month.
Jamie: So do I call you a divorcé or a divorcee? Devorced or separated?
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Greetings, Manhulk, both words come from French, and the gender distinction is preserved in English. Divorcé is a man who is divorced, while a divorcée is a divorced woman. 'Divorced or separated' is not a relevant alternative, but it is unclear within this stretch of text what is mean by 'divorcé vs divorcée' distinction'.
- Greetings, Manhulk, both words come from French, and the gender distinction is preserved in English.
- Divorcé is a man who is divorced, while a divorcée is a divorced woman.
- 'Divorced or separated' is not a relevant alternative, but it is unclear within this stretch of text what is mean by 'divorcé vs divorcée' distinction'.
- One supposition could be that Jamie wonders who initiated the split-up (drawing a parallel with word pairs ending in - er/-ee ), but such an interpretation cannot be justified in linguistic terms, since the words in question have other suffixes.
- Respectfully, Gleb Chebrikoff
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Greetings, Manhulk,
both words come from French, and the gender distinction is preserved in English. Divorcé is a man who is divorced, while a divorcée is a divorced woman. 'Divorced or separated' is not a relevant alternative, but it is unclear within this stretch of text what is mean by 'divorcé vs divorcée' distinction'. One supposition could be that Jamie wonders who in
both words come from French, and the gender distinction is preserved in English. Divorcé is a man who is divorced, while a divorcée is a divorced woman. 'Divorced or separated' is not a relevant alternative, but it is unclear within this stretch of text what is mean by 'divorcé vs divorcée' distinction'. One supposition could be that Jamie wonders who in
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