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[–] ColonelPanic@lemm.ee 15 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months 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.

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 19 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Blonde = female; blond = male

[–] spaduf@slrpnk.net 10 points 10 months ago

But that's the french's fault.

[–] Blizzard@lemmy.zip 5 points 10 months ago

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

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (3 children)
[–] rand_alpha19@moist.catsweat.com 8 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

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

[–] Steve@startrek.website 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 7 points 10 months ago

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

How strictly that distinction is observed is an open question.