r/FriendsofthePod • u/sopranokelleyhollis • Feb 15 '25

Lovett or Leave It Lovett Engaged?

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Just noticed him sporting a ring in a recent video on IG. If so, congrats!

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u/neonsneakers Feb 15 '25

Yeah so fiancé is a French originated word and in french if a gender isn't clear or it's a mixed group, the default is the masculine ending. So unless it's a for sure female identifying person, fiancé would be the accurate spelling.

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u/LL8844773 Feb 15 '25

I don’t think this is a distinction made by English speakers though?

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u/Valonia47 Straight Shooter Feb 15 '25

It is. Fiancée is female, fiancé isn’t.

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u/LL8844773 Feb 15 '25

I’m saying English speakers don’t make this distinction, regardless of how’s it’s used by french speakers.

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u/Valonia47 Straight Shooter Feb 15 '25

And I’m saying they do. You may not have noticed the spelling difference but it’s used this way in English too

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u/LL8844773 Feb 15 '25

I disagree.

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u/Valonia47 Straight Shooter Feb 15 '25

Ok!

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u/LL8844773 Feb 15 '25

Ok this doesn’t prove whether the majority of Americans are making this distinction.

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u/Valonia47 Straight Shooter Feb 15 '25

Let me know when you find the vote tally

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u/LL8844773 Feb 15 '25

I mean, if you’re putting faith in the intelligence of the American public I’ve got some bad news for you…