Une visiteuse....
Our friend, Linda from Toulouse, is staying for a couple of nights to attend a meeting in Edinburgh. Patrique - her husband - we call the choir boy, because he sings in several choirs. So he couldn't get away on this occasion.
I referred to her as "une visiteuse". She said technically yes, although like us these days feminised nouns are often avoided by the French. (When did we last have a clerkess, or even an actress, spoken of?)
But, perversely, "une invitée" is very common and acceptable.
Isn't language complicated?
Anyway, it's a delight to host her and return the compliment for several holidays enjoyed in their home, stretching back to 1976!
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