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 Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 6:55 am
This is something that has always bugged me. I know this may seem quite insignificant, but I must know. How do you spell it?! gonk
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 6:59 am
I've always thought it was "gray."
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 7:01 am
Yes, that seems the obvious one, but all my friends say it's 'Grey'. I'm not sure if it's spelt differently in the US, or something, as in TV shows, it's spelt like that. But.... oh, I don't know.
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 7:58 am
Yes.
I mean, both.
It's one of those oddities in the English language where both spellings are correct and doesn't not seem to be regional (i.e. Brittish vs US, e.g. colour vs color).
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 8:01 am
Wolfie Kid Yes, that seems the obvious one, but all my friends say it's 'Grey'. I'm not sure if it's spelt differently in the US, or something, as in TV shows, it's spelt like that. But.... oh, I don't know. The "Grey" in the TV show (and the book from which it stole the title) "Grey's Anatomy" refers to a person's name.
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 8:02 am
I used the dictionary-thingy.
gray [gray]
adj (comparative gray·er, superlative gray·est)
1. of the color of ash: having the color of ash or lead
2. dismal: dismal or gloomy
3. dull: dull and colorless
grey
adj , n , vti
See gray1
>.>
I think either way works.
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 8:22 am
It's strange though, isn't it? Are there any other words like that? you know, they can be used either way?
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 8:36 am
That is an oddity. Thanks for asking, because I was wondering the same thing myself. Not that spell-check counts for anything, but it always says one is wrong, but I didn't think there was a difference. (Apparently spell-check likes "gray" but not "grey.") *shrugs*
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 9:09 am
I do believe that "grey" is the British spelling, and "gray" the American one.
This actually confused me when I was nine, and I was so afraid of spelling it wrong I sort of freaked a bit. XD
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 9:13 am
I have been wondering about this, too. I always struggle with which one to use when I write the word. I've seen it spelled both ways in America, so I don't think it really matters...but for whatever reason, "grey" seems better. xd
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 10:49 am
I've always, for whatever reason, preferred "grey." I would probably use "gray" in writing assignments though, because I've always assumed it was the standard American spelling.
I checked my old dictionary (from the 1930s), and it lists them together as "gray, grey." "Grey" then has its own entry where it specifies, "this spelling of the word is the usual form in England." But since they're listed together in both old and modern dictionaries, I guess either could be considered correct.
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 2:53 pm
It's spelled gray. 3nodding
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 4:15 pm
It depends on your preference.
British:
Grey
Colour
Favourite
American:
Gray
Color
Favorite
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Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 12:00 pm
I prefer grey.
Which apparently makes me a very pompous American.
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Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 1:34 pm
m a d c a p . I prefer grey.
Which apparently makes me a very pompous American. Don't worry; I am, too (and prefer grey). 3nodding
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