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Silverkleptofox

PostPosted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 2:06 pm
There's anothe word like that: judgement and judgment. Both are correct, but I prefer judgement, and grey as well. It just seems more elegant.  
PostPosted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 7:15 pm
Hm, thanks for the clarification.

I've always preferred the spelling of "grey", but I have never used it much because I was unsure. I've been brought up spelling it "gray". xP  

Dorali


SilverBellsAbove

PostPosted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 8:25 am
Depends. Are you British?  
PostPosted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 12:19 pm
Yes. mrgreen  

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applecyder

PostPosted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 12:36 pm
Imaginary Tears
It depends on your preference.
British:
Grey
Colour
Favourite

American:
Gray
Color
Favorite


I love language differences. They make life more colorful.  
PostPosted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 3:18 pm
Hnn... It seems I seem to prefer the British spelling of things over American.
I use 'colour', 'favourite', and 'grey'...
I'm always yelled at for it at school or places of the sort, but I don't understand why... They're still correct...
 

Glampire


s0prano42_x3

PostPosted: Wed May 09, 2007 5:21 pm
I prefer spelling it "grey," but my Firefox spell checker doesn't like that. stressed

But I prefer the American "favorite" and "color." It just seems more correct to me.  
PostPosted: Wed May 09, 2007 6:05 pm
I want to look at this with BBCode! My favorite way of looking at things! ^_^

This is Grey.
This is Gray.

According to my preview, looks to me like Gray is the winner! Lightblue is better anyway.
...
BBcode is axesome.
((Sorry, that is Axesome. Not awesome. 'Cause I have a history with Axesome, and, oh, well, just don't comment on it Kay?))
 

JessiDlux93


blueturnsgrey

PostPosted: Wed May 09, 2007 9:17 pm
I was doing a presentation for my English class when I went to write the word on the board. I put, "grey," and then questioned it, and my teacher said that either "grey" or "gray" are acceptable spellings. Basically, I don't really know either, but I wonder that, too. I put an "e" in the word in my username, if it helps (not that you care how I spelled my username).  
PostPosted: Thu May 10, 2007 5:29 pm
I was typing out my thread ((dying or dieing?)), and grey is underlined for spell check. Gray is not.  

Organic Shadows


God of lunchboxes

PostPosted: Thu May 10, 2007 6:43 pm
Grey is a name gray is a color.  
PostPosted: Thu May 10, 2007 8:23 pm
Shedra Helix
Grey is a name gray is a color.

True, but grey is also the same colour as gray.  

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PostPosted: Fri May 11, 2007 5:37 am
I personally spell it with an 'e'. Just like I spell 'centre' (rather than center), 'colour' (color), 'favourite' (favorite). We do things the British way in Australia.  
PostPosted: Fri May 11, 2007 2:04 pm
I thought it was a British thing, but then the settlements in the USA were a result of angry British people. In New Zealand, you spell it 'grey'.  

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PostPosted: Fri May 11, 2007 2:05 pm
Silverkleptofox
There's anothe word like that: judgement and judgment. Both are correct, but I prefer judgement, and grey as well. It just seems more elegant.


I think judgment is used in more of a legal sense.  
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