dyermaker Posted February 10, 2004 Posted February 10, 2004 A fiancee is a female, and a fiance is a male. Is that right? Is there a difference? Are they used interchangably? Did anyone know this?
Thinkalot Posted February 10, 2004 Posted February 10, 2004 Thank you for the info Dyer...I would simply have used fiance, for both.
D'sEvilTwin Posted February 10, 2004 Posted February 10, 2004 Is that right? *yes* Is there a difference? *yes* Are they used interchangably? *not supposed to be* Did anyone know this? *not until jenny pointed it out* -D'sEvilTwin
Pregnant lurker Posted February 10, 2004 Posted February 10, 2004 They are French words. Most people screw them up on LS. Sometimes I think people are gay (a man writing about his fiance) until I realize they just don't know the diff.
Author dyermaker Posted February 10, 2004 Author Posted February 10, 2004 interesting thought. I've always found it more conceivable that a man doesn't know his french than a man would use french words to describe an unusual marital arrangement without some other (english) explanation.
DerangedAngel Posted February 10, 2004 Posted February 10, 2004 They are French words. Most people screw them up on LS. Sometimes I think people are gay (a man writing about his fiance) until I realize they just don't know the diff. I don't think very many people do know the difference. Fiance... fiancee (the first time I saw this word, I thought it was a typo )... whatever. If you're marrying someone, they are your fiance. End of story. None of this extra "e" stuff. So, all you shackers, excuse moi for not caring enough to remember the difference between the two. -Deranged
brashgal Posted February 10, 2004 Posted February 10, 2004 Maybe it's like the use of the word 'actor' - male and female now refer to themselves as actors, never as actresses.
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