In article 7>,
Wayne Boatwright > wrote:

> On Fri 21 Nov 2008 10:22:28p, Dan Abel told us...
>
> > In article >,
> > Melba's Jammin' > wrote:

> >> Give HIM a nickname. ;-) I thought California outlawed that stuff. Or
> >> is about to.
> >>
> >> fiancé
> >> noun
> >> a man who is engaged to be married :
> >
> > Well, you learn something new every day! And I found this, too:
> >
> >
> > Dictionary
> >
> > fiancée
> > noun
> > a woman who is engaged to be married : he went back to the valley to
> > marry his fiancée.
> >
> >
> > They appear to be pronounced identically, if I read my dictionary
> > correctly.
> >
>
> You did. Both male and female can be a fiancé.

That part is not so clear. I should have been clearer, if you look
carefully you'll see that even though they may be pronounced the same,
they are spelled differently. How's that for confusing?

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA