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[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

From the UK. I've never seen matte spelled as matt. CA, UK and AU are generally pretty close with spelling, whereas the US is usually off doing its own thing. It's a similar thing to blonde and blond.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Blonde = female; blond = male

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago

But that's the french's fault.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

I thought it was blond = hair colour and blonde = person with blond hair.

[–] samus12345 3 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)
[–] PrinceWith999Enemies 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] samus12345 11 points 2 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Blond because French defaults to the masculine form if the gender of the noun is indeterminate.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

I shit you not, that is the etymological distinction between the two.

How strictly that distinction is observed is an open question.