Author Topic: Grey vs. Gray (Read 2924 times)

jitspoe · « **on:** May 07, 2008, 05:09:30 PM »

Poll pretty much says it all. Which spelling do you prefer (for the color)?

Spook · « **Reply #1 on:** May 07, 2008, 05:25:57 PM »

I use gray, but to my knowledge, aren't both acceptable?

eradicator · « **Reply #2 on:** May 07, 2008, 05:38:41 PM »

Grey just looks better.

Cameron · « **Reply #3 on:** May 07, 2008, 06:38:46 PM »

Quote from: eradicator on May 07, 2008, 05:38:41 PM

Grey just looks better.

Sure does.

eMo · « **Reply #4 on:** May 07, 2008, 06:49:57 PM »

what the hell is Gray?

y00tz · « **Reply #5 on:** May 07, 2008, 07:06:01 PM »

Grey, also the last name of my best friend

jitspoe · « **Reply #6 on:** May 07, 2008, 08:33:56 PM »

Quote from: Spook on May 07, 2008, 05:25:57 PM

I use gray, but to my knowledge, aren't both acceptable?

For the most part. I'm just curious what people preferred. It seems "gray" is used more often, but I prefer "grey" myself. "Gray" is just one letter away from "merry", and in my mind, pronouncing "merry" with an "r" in it just doesn't seem right.

Edit: haha, word filter got me.

y00tz · « **Reply #7 on:** May 07, 2008, 08:51:30 PM »

Owned

eMo · « **Reply #8 on:** May 07, 2008, 09:28:35 PM »

I don't think we even use Gray in Canada....

Cameron · « **Reply #9 on:** May 07, 2008, 09:41:01 PM »

Gray means a different word here in Australia

IronFist · « **Reply #10 on:** May 07, 2008, 10:52:54 PM »

Grey is a well good way to express the colour, it is.

P!nk · « **Reply #11 on:** May 08, 2008, 12:05:59 AM »

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Rick · « **Reply #12 on:** May 08, 2008, 01:15:48 AM »

Quote from: Cameron on May 07, 2008, 09:41:01 PM

Gray means a different word here in Australia

It does?

Cameron · « **Reply #13 on:** May 08, 2008, 01:33:22 AM »

Yeh, English teacher taught me that. Trying to figure out what it meant again.

b00nlander · « **Reply #14 on:** May 08, 2008, 04:49:20 AM »

it gets amusing when both spellings are used in a single document, as I have seen before at work.

MrLuke · « **Reply #15 on:** May 08, 2008, 04:55:57 AM »

Quote from: jitspoe on May 07, 2008, 05:09:30 PM

Poll pretty much says it all. Which spelling do you prefer (for the color)?

hahah you know wats funnier... in aus we spell color... colour

Cameron · « **Reply #16 on:** May 08, 2008, 05:03:24 AM »

yeh, and favorite is favourite in Australia. And the word filter rejects it with the u.

ViciouZ · « **Reply #17 on:** May 08, 2008, 10:27:00 AM »

Well, commonwealth countries use colour, honour etc.

I personally prefer grey.

P!nk · « **Reply #18 on:** May 08, 2008, 09:55:35 PM »

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Blitz · « **Reply #19 on:** May 23, 2008, 06:52:58 PM »

Gray is a color, and grey is a colour, duh!

(I *think* I remember something about "gray" being an american derivation of the original. :-)

Poll

Which do you prefer?

Author Topic: Grey vs. Gray (Read 2924 times)