Week 7

I studied, in quite depth I might add, the AP Stylebook this week. One of the words on this AP style list is a word that I always seem to use incorrectly. The following meme is quite stupid and hardly makes any sense. However, it illustrates my point with a grammar error.

Blond vs. blonde. Do you know the difference?

As I was studying, the people around me asked what class I was studying for. When I replied "Editing," each of them asked, "what do you mean? Like video editing?" This is how I responded:

"How do you spell blond? Like blond hair?"

"B-L-O-N-D-E."

Me: "Wrong. This is what I am learning in editing"

After, I explained the rule I learned in the AP style book. Use blonde as a noun when referring to a female. Use blonde as a noun for a male. Why is that the case? I have absolutely no idea. This is the weird aspect of the English language. When you are referring to an adjective, such as describing a hair color, blond is the correct choice.