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Post by deshacrafts on Jul 12, 2016 11:39:24 GMT
This question came up this weekend. I have always spelled it gray, but see it in many places now spelled grey.
So how do you spell it, and why? I know both are correct, but not sure what the difference is.
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ginacivey
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Post by ginacivey on Jul 12, 2016 11:41:01 GMT
grAy - America
grEy - Europe
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2016 11:43:09 GMT
gray is the American spelling
grey is the British English spelling.
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Post by oldcrow on Jul 12, 2016 11:48:41 GMT
Myself I use grey but if I am making reference to something that has already been named gray, I won't change the spelling of the word.
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Post by happymomma on Jul 12, 2016 11:49:43 GMT
I think I use them interchangeably.
I wish we could use affect/effect like that because I can never, after 48 years, remember which one is correct.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2016 12:00:51 GMT
Grey because I'm British.
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Post by Linda on Jul 12, 2016 12:04:11 GMT
Grey for the colour, Gray for the name
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Post by fruitysuet on Jul 12, 2016 12:07:14 GMT
Grey because I'm British. ditto |
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Post by myboysnme on Jul 12, 2016 12:09:15 GMT
My family is named Gray. Gray is the Scottish version and Grey is the English version. I spell the color 'grey' because for me 'Gray' is a name.
We have family documents dating back to the 17th century and my Scottish ancestor's name was spelled Gray.
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Post by mimima on Jul 12, 2016 12:32:03 GMT
Grey because I was (and still am) an Anglophile and took it as an affectation
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Post by disneypal on Jul 12, 2016 12:34:45 GMT
I spell it Grey, but I believe either spelling is acceptable. I think this is the main reason I spell it that way   |
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Post by blue tulip on Jul 12, 2016 12:37:01 GMT
grey. because I like it better.  |
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Post by valincal on Jul 12, 2016 13:41:52 GMT
Grey. I'm Canadian. |
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Post by myboysnme on Jul 12, 2016 13:50:58 GMT
I think I use them interchangeably. I wish we could use affect/effect like that because I can never, after 48 years, remember which one is correct. I feel like that about insure and ensure |
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Post by annabella on Jul 12, 2016 13:54:00 GMT
gray
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Post by bunnyhug on Jul 12, 2016 13:56:23 GMT
Grey. Also a Canadian ...
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Post by janeliz on Jul 12, 2016 13:57:00 GMT
I was just ruminating on this question the other day. I tend to go with "grey".
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Post by malibou on Jul 12, 2016 14:00:25 GMT
I'm American, but I spell it grey. I always think of Gray as a last name.
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Post by leannec on Jul 12, 2016 14:06:27 GMT
I spell it grey ... I'm Canadian but I don't know if that is why |
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Post by anxiousmom on Jul 12, 2016 14:13:54 GMT
Usually after thinking on it in confusion because I can't remember, I spell it which ever way I typed it in the first place with shrug and the hope that it might be right and that people won't laugh at me for being a big doofus who can't spell a simple four letter word correctly.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2016 14:14:58 GMT
The color is Gray.
My son's name is Grey.
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Post by nicole2112 on Jul 12, 2016 14:17:04 GMT
"Mr Grey will see you now" - the receptionist said. He stood there looking all sexy in a gray suit.
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Post by refugeepea on Jul 12, 2016 14:21:54 GMT
I like to spell it both ways. It depends on my mood. |
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Post by ktdoesntscrap on Jul 12, 2016 14:30:31 GMT
Grey.
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Post by cbet on Jul 12, 2016 14:32:15 GMT
Like Oldcrow, I won't change the spelling if I'm referencing something else, but I spell it "grey". I also use "theatre". Back in high school, I had an English teacher that used those spellings; I liked her a lot and I really liked everything British at the time, so I picked up her affectation |
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jul 12, 2016 15:04:04 GMT
I think I use them interchangeably. I wish we could use affect/effect like that because I can never, after 48 years, remember which one is correct. LOL. From Mr. Google: ETA: I usually spell it gray. |
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Post by happymomma on Jul 12, 2016 15:08:49 GMT
I think I use them interchangeably. I wish we could use affect/effect like that because I can never, after 48 years, remember which one is correct. LOL. From Mr. Google: ETA: I usually spell it gray. I've read such helps a million times, yet I can never remember them when I need to! Lol. |
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Post by milocat on Jul 12, 2016 15:13:43 GMT
Grey because I'm a Canadian and that's how I spell that colo ur  I tend to use the British spelling for things. |
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Post by Dani-Mani on Jul 12, 2016 15:16:15 GMT
Grey. I'm American.
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Post by anniebygaslight on Jul 12, 2016 15:28:53 GMT
Grey because I am English.
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I tend to use the British spelling for things. 
